Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor

En g ng i tiden bodde det en fattig skr ddare

this poor tailor had a son called Aladdin

denna stackars skr ddare hade en son som hette Aladdin

Aladdin was a careless, idle boy who did nothing

Aladdin var en slarvig, sysslol s pojke som inte gjorde n got

although, he did like to play ball all day long

ven om han gillade att spela boll hela dagen l ng

this he did in the streets with other little idle boys

detta gjorde han p gatorna med andra sm sysslol sa pojkar

This so grieved the father that he died

Detta s rjde fadern s att han dog

his mother cried and prayed, but nothing helped

hans mor gr t och bad, men ingenting hj lpte

despite her pleading, Aladdin did not mend his ways

trots hennes v djande, lagade Aladdin inte sitt s tt