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Wikipedia article
'Sjsala vals' ("Waltz of Sjsala") is a Swedish waltz written in 1941 at Rejmyre by Evert Taube. It was recorded by Sven-Olof Sandberg in 1941 as B-side to his single 'Flicka frn Backafall'. It was published in 'Sjsalaboken' in 1942 during the World War II, Taube wanted to "'besjunga sknheten och gldjen som kriget hotar att frgra'" ("sing about the beauty and happiness which the war threatens to destroy"). It is a famous sing-along song in Sweden.
Sjsala is the name of the summer house of the family Taube, located in Stavsns in the Stockholm archipelago. The description of the family's life at the archipelago has been as a picture of the Swedish summer holiday. The lyrics, which starts with "'Rnnerdahl han skuttar med ett skratt ur sin sng...'", is about Rnnerdahl's summer happiness. In 1969 Sjsala was burnt by Mona Walln-Hjerpe.http://www.everttaube.info/index.php?id=186&=Sjsala&lang=sv
Evert Taube sang the song first in the film 'Gatans serenad', but Sven-Olof Sandberg, Harry Brandelius, De tre hallmnnen and Gustaf Torreblad recorded it before Taube. Even Chilean singer Rosita Serrano, who couldn't speak Swedish, recorded a version of the song in 1943.
References and sources
*"'Den svenska sngboken'" (1997 song book)
*"'Barnens svenska sngbok'" (1999 song book)[http://libris.kb.se/bib/8345222]
*[http://libris.kb.se/bib/11367437 "'Evert Taube Sngboken'"] (2009 song book)
Category:1941 songs
Category:Songs about Stockholm
Category:Songs written by Evert Taube
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