My love is like a red red rose in Swedis

Subject: My love is like a red red rose in Swedis
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 02 Jun 12 - 05:40 PM

Or some other Scandinavian language..just listening to Scand. Hour on KMUN (2 p.m. PST USA each Saturday)...she is singing words in English now but was in a Nordic language..different tune...mg

Subject: RE: My love is like a red red rose in Swedis
From: GUEST,mg
Date: 02 Jun 12 - 05:40 PM

Oh..Finall?? Swedish tango. Announcer just said so. Played by Finns.

Subject: RE: My love is like a red red rose in Swedis
From: GUEST,from Sweden
Date: 02 Jun 12 - 06:50 PM

My guess is it was "Min älskling, du är som en ros" by Swedish songwriter Evert Taube. Most Swedes still believe he wrote the words himself but he never pretended he did anything but translate Burns' poem and set it to a tune of his own. It's a beautiful translation but I never liked the tune so I prefer singing it in english to any of the Scots tunes.

I would like to recommend another of Evert Taube's works, though. He wrote a lot of rubbish but "Balladen om briggen Blue Bird of Hull" (The ballad of the brig Blue Bird of Hull) is a little masterpiece. The you tube link below takes you to an enjoyable interpretation of it by a talented Swedish folk singer.


Balladen om briggen Blue Bird of Hull

If you are interested I also have a link to a youtube clip with the three recordings Evert Taube himself made of "Min älsklig du är som en ros" - but I personally think the man is a real sleeping pill.
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Min älskling du är som en ros

/Anna Malena