N​ä​r som jag var på mitt adertonde år (When I was in my eighteenth year) - Swedish folksong (arr. by Susie Bishop)

from Fika by Elysian Fields

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När som jag var på mitt adertonde år is a traditional Swedish folk song from the county of Dalarna, north west of Stockholm. I’ve heard versions sung by Dalarna-born soprano Margareta Jonth (1975) as well as Britt Röjås (1991). As to the text, there are a range of variations, as commonly happens in folk music. The version I sing tells the story of a young girl who falls in love with a beautiful boy who, unfortunately, holds another girl in his arms. This love, she sings, surpasses any other love that she has known, including that of her parents and siblings. She and her lover will, however, be united in heaven. (Susie Bishop)

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När som jag var på mitt adertonde år
När som jag var på mitt adertonde år,
det var en vacker gosse som föll uti min håg.
Den tänkte jag för evigt att få äga.

Men denna min tanke rätt snarelig försvann,
det var en annan flicka som lades i hans famn.
Den liknar han vid rosende blomma.

Nog än jag hållit fader och moder så kär,
samt syskon och vänner, som älskat mig här,
så går dock denna kärlek över alla.

Tack för att du varit min endaste tröst
och tack för alla stunder jag vilat vid ditt bröst.
I himmlen skall vi åter bli förenta.

When I was in my eighteenth year
Translation by Tommie Andersson

When I was in my eighteenth year,
I fell for this handsome boy.
I thought he would be forever mine.

But this thought of mine was soon to disappear,
there was another girl put in his arms.
He likens her to a rose in bloom.

Though I have treasured my father and mother dearly,
as well as siblings and friends who have loved me here,
this love for him surpasses them all.

Thank you for being my only consolation,
and thank you for all the times I rested at your chest.
In heaven we shall again be united.

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from Fika, released July 10, 2020

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Elysian Fields Sydney, Australia

Elysian Fields is one of the world's rare electric viola da gamba bands. The sextet was founded by gambist, Jenny Eriksson along Matt Keegan, sax, and Matt McMahon, piano. We largely play original music and arrangements written by group members.

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