Showing posts with label the unofficial anthem of Sweden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the unofficial anthem of Sweden. Show all posts

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Öppna Landskap by Ulf Lundell


This song moves me to tears.  It's by Ulf Lundell, and is considered the unofficial national anthem of Sweden.  He sings, " I feel most at home in open landscapes, I wish to live close to the sea."* The quality of the live video above isn't the best (taken at Skansen in 2009), but if you like the song, please try this link on YouTube for another listen, beautiful pictures of the countryside (sunny, unlike today) and a good translation:

* OK, so I'm not a professional translator, but that's basically it :-)

Swedish Folk Art at GNACE

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