Friday, April 22, 2011

"Flickorna i Småland"

In D ...

Words by Karl Williams, journalist of Ljungby in Småland, in 1912. http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickorna_i_Sm%C3%A5land Wikipedia - when he was repairing a flat tire on his bicycle between Hamneda and Torpa (the one in Östergötland?), he noticed three girls on a nearby hillside and waxed poetic about lingonberries, girls, the wind sighing in the trees and such.

On YouTube:
  • Margareta Kjellberg - a classic version of "Flickorna i Småland" on 78rpm Odeon record

  • Delta Rhythm Boys, no less, sing in passable "Swenglish" (i.e. Swedish and English), "Flickorna i Småland." They visited Sweden several times during the 1950s.

  • Eddie Meduza - rockabilly - raggare singer - sounds like basic three-chord rock to me.

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