# Snapsvisa

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{{Short description|Traditional Swedish drinking song}}
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A '''snapsvisa''' ([Swedish](/source/Swedish_language) for "snaps shanty", plural: '''snapsvisor''') is a traditional [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia)n  [drinking song](/source/drinking_song), which is often sung before drinking a small shot of [sprit](/source/Distilled_beverage) that is called a ''[snaps](/source/snaps)''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spritmuseum.se/en/home-page/drinking-songs/drinking-songs-2/ |title=Drinking songs « Spritmuseum |access-date=2016-12-23 |archive-date=2016-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224030700/http://spritmuseum.se/en/home-page/drinking-songs/drinking-songs-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A typical snapsvisa is a short, vigorous song; its lyrics usually tell of the delicacy and glory of the drink, or of the singer’s craving for [snaps](/source/snaps). Snapsvisor are short, bright, and easy to learn. The most well-known snapsvisa in Sweden is [Helan Går](/source/Helan_G%C3%A5r).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.se/galleries/other/3352/|title=Sweden's top eight drinking song lyrics|website=Thelocal.se|date=13 August 2013|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>

Snapsvisor are an important part of traditional and family festivities in [Sweden](/source/Sweden), [Norway](/source/Norway), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), and among [Swedish-speaking Finns](/source/Swedish-speaking_Finns).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.norwegianamerican.com/food/snaps-visa-a-song-for-aquavit/|title=Snaps Visa: A song for aquavit|website=Norwegianamerican.com|date=29 July 2016}}</ref> The singing of these drinking songs is also a lively part of Scandinavian student culture. They are also widespread among monolingually Finnish students in [Finland](/source/Finland), although they are rarely met with elsewhere in Finnish [drinking culture](/source/drinking_culture).

== See also ==

* {{annotated link|Drinking culture}}
* {{annotated link|Drinking song}}
* {{annotated link|Snaps}}
* {{annotated link|Helan går}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links==
*[https://archive.today/20090303112750/http://www.aurora.komvux.norrkoping.se/Pedagogical_Web/web_2006/utb7/swedish/Drinking_song.htm Drinking song &ndash; snapsvisa]
*[http://www.vinosprithistoriska.se/?id=887 Drinking songs at The Historical Museum of Wines and Spirits]

Category:Drinking songs
Category:Alcohol in Sweden
Category:Swedish folk songs
Category:Songs about alcohol

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