then back to that other winter , so long ago : tomten vandrar till ladans loft dr har han bo och fste hgt p skullen i hets doft nra vid svalans nste nu r vl svalans boning tom men till vren med blad och blom kommer hon nog tillbaka fljd av sin npna maka tomten then returns to the barn loft where since long he has settled under the roof in the fragrant hay close by the swallows nest empty now of course but come spring , with leaf and flower shell return with her sweet husband yes , thats what he says .