MAGIC WORDS • Sis boom bah and al-le-lu-ia This is a refrain from the parody song "The Battle Hymn of the Republicans" (PoliticsOL.com [2000]). • Sis-boom-bah-ta-da "I say the magic words, and siss-boom-bah-ta-da!" -- Esmé Raji Codell, Diary of a Fairy Godmother (2005) • Wa wa sis boom bah • Yakkity smakkity sis boom bah, rah rah rah -- Nwn.Bioware.com (200 ) • Yaddah yaddah, sis boom bah -- Bob "Dex" Armstrong, "The Men Who Wore Peacoats" (2005) Siweklach Origins: This word is found in an Austrian fairy tale called "The Bird Wehmus" (the word wehmus meaning phoenix).48 In Literature: • "If you want me at any time, just clap your hands and say 'Siweklach' (that is just a meaningless spell-word) and I will help you." -- Marie-Louise Von Franz, Individuation in Fairy Tales (1977) Skål Meanings: • Bowl, goblet, or other drinking vessel • Celebration • Cheers • Great gray-wolf of the Twilight -- Dahlov Ipcar, A Dark Horn Blowing (1997) • "To your health" Origins: Skål is of Scandinavian origin. Facts: In Norse mythology, Skol (also spelled Skoll) is the "monster wolf-son of the giantess of Iron Wood" who chases the Sun.49 48 Marie-Louise Von Franz, Individuation in Fairy Tales (1977) 49 D. J. Conway, Norse Magic (1990)