Svealand // WV 188 // Tommy Johansson // Fattig Bonddräng // lyrics translation

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SVEALAND

WV 188 ENTRY
Tommy Johansson - Fattig Bonddräng

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FATTIG BONDDRÄNG Jag är fattig bonddräng men jag lever ändå Dagar går och kommer medan jag knogar på Harvar, sår och plöjer, mockar, gräver och bär Går bak mina oxar, hojtar, visslar och svär Jag är fattig bonddräng och jag tuggar mitt snus Och när lörda'n kommer vill jag ta mig ett rus Sen när jag blitt livad vill jag tampas och slåss Vila hos en flicka vill jag också förstås Sen så kommer sönda'n och då vill våran präst Att jag ska i kyrkan men då sover jag mest Prästen kan väl sova hela måndagen, men För en fattig bonddräng börjar knoget igen Så går hela veckan, alla dagar och år Jag går med min lie och jag plöjer och sår Jag kör mina oxar och jag hässjar mitt hö Harvar, gnor och trälar och till sist ska jag dö Står där fattig bonddräng invid Himmelens port Lite rädd och ledsen för de synder jag gjort Man ska inte supa, hålls med flickor och slåss Herren Gud i Himlen är väl missnöjd förstås Men då säger Herren: fattig bonddräng, kom hit! Jag har sett din strävan och ditt eviga slit Därför fattig bonddräng är du välkommen här Därför fattig bonddräng, skall du vara mig när Och jag fattig bonddräng står så still inför Gud Och sen klär han på mej den mest snövita skrud Nu du, fattig bonddräng, är ditt arbete slut Nu du, fattig bonddräng, nu får du vila ut

POOR FARMHAND I am a poor farmhand, but I'm alive anyway Days come and go, while I grind away Harrow, sow and plow, muck, dig and carry Walk behind my oxen, holler, whistle and swear I am a poor farmhand and I chew my tobacco And when Saturday comes I want to get a drink Then when I get spirited, I want to tussle and fight Lie with a girl is what I want to do as well, of course Then Sunday comes and our priest wants me in church But that is when I sleep the most The priest can sleep all of Monday, but For a poor farmhand the grinding starts again So goes the whole week, every day and year I walk with my scythe and I plow and sow I guide my oxen and I pile my hay Harrow, toil and slave and one day I shall die Standing there, poor farmhand, before Heaven's gate A little scared and sorry for the sins I committed One shall not drink, lie with girls and fight The Lord, God in Heaven is disappointed, of course But then the Lord says: poor farmhand, come here! I've seen your struggle and your neverending toil Therefore, poor farmhand, you are welcome here Therefore, poor farmhand, you will be near me Oh, I, poor farmhand, stand so still before God And then he dresses me in the whitest of garments Now, poor farmhand, your work is done Now, poor farmhand, now is your time to rest

 

[CypriotGirl]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Lovely choice!

xyeah

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Thank you guys! I hope it will qualify!

 

[EurovisionSmile]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Thank you guys! I hope it will qualify!

I'm pretty sure it will! xsnooty

 

[as78]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Excellent choice.
Yes, I had suspicion about this from the clues.

Good luck!

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Thank you! And I'm so glad you like it.

 

[EurovisionSmile]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

I hadn't a clue, I'm kinda slow with hints but I can only say 3 things about your choice:

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

The meaning behind the clues, if you didn't understand them, were:

There was a picture of Britney Spears from her "Baby One More Time" music video. And the name of the group is of course, One More Time.

The second picture was of ABBA. Peter Grönvall (the male member of One More Time) is the son of Benny Andersson, who was in ABBA.

 

[EurovisionSmile]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

The meaning behind the clues, if you didn't understand them, were:

There was a picture of Britney Spears from her "Baby One More Time" music video. And the name of the group is of course, One More Time.

The second picture was of ABBA. Peter Grönvall (the male member of One More Time) is the son of Benny Andersson, who was in ABBA.

I also didn't focus on the clues that much I was happy with no Britney in the contest and I was blinded by ABBA's pic 2

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

For WorldVision 02, I will be hosting my first NF - Svea Gästabud and I've already decided on a theme for said NF. All songs will be written by the same songwriter team. But performed by different artists.

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Like I announced above, all the songs in the upcoming NF for Svealand will be written by the same songwriter team, but performed by different artists.

Here are a couple of clues on the songwriters:

 

[EurovisionSmile]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Oh great you'll have a NF!! I'll be voting for songs from Svealand. Keep the quality of your chosen entry for this first edition and I'll be your slave

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Oh great you'll have a NF!! I'll be voting for songs from Svealand. Keep the quality of your chosen entry for this first edition and I'll be your slave

Hehe, I most definitely will!

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand (Sweden)

Svealand can now reveal that the songwriter team which will be featured in the very first edition of Svea Gästabud is:

Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA.

Five songs of theirs will battle for the chance of representing Svealand in WorldVision 02 - but with a twist: none of the five Björn & Benny songs competing will be ABBA songs, because let's face it, that song would win in a heartbeat. I'm saving ABBA songs for an ABBA-themed NF in the future.

Songs will most likely be posted tomorrow (Sunday), so stay tuned!

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand

Svea Gästabud
WorldVision 02

Venue
Dalhalla, Dalarna

Hosts
Lena Willemark.......................Joacim Cans

Entries
01 "Mio Min Mio" - Gemini
Music: Benny Andersson
Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus

Written for the 1987 fantasy film "Mio In The Land Of Faraway" based on the children's novel "Mio Min Mio" by Astrid Lindgren, starring Christian Bale and Christopher Lee among others. Gemini is a duo consisting of the Scanian siblings Anders Glenmark and Karin Glenmark, though Anders Glenmark has lived in Stockholm through most of his career and lives there still. They competed in Melodifestivalen in 1984 with "Kall Som Is".


02 "Beatrice" - Kalle Moraeus
Music: Benny Andersson
Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus

Written in 1991 for Kalle Moraeus for his first solo album. Also recorded and released by Sofia Källgren in 1992. Kalle Moraeus, the height-challenged and cheerful Dalecarlian fiddler has competed in Melodifestivalen in 2010 with "Underbart".


03 "Klinga Mina Klockor" - Önskekören
Music: Benny Andersson
Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus

Written in 1987 for one of Benny Andersson's folk music solo albums. Önskekören (sort of meaning "The Dream Choir") consisted of the Swedish female artist elite at the time: Una Andersson, Eva Dahlgren, Yvonne Erlandsson, Monica Forsberg, Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Karin Glenmark, Maritza Horn, Anna-Lotta Larsson, Mia Lindgren, Johanna Lundberg, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Siw Malmkvist, Nanne Grönvall, Diana Nunez, Lena Philipsson, AnneLie Rydé, Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson, Monica Svensson, Pernilla Wahlgren, Angelique Widengren and Liza Öhman. Several of them have competed in Melodifestivalen on numerous occasions.


04 "Anthem" - Tommy Körberg
Music: Benny Andersson
Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice

Written in 1986 for Björn & Benny's musical Chess, which had stars like Elaine Paige, Murray Head and Barbara Dickson in its original line-up along with Tommy Körberg. Many other male vocalists have performed Anthem since, Josh Groban being one of them, but it was written with Tommy Körberg in mind and he will always be its original performer. Tommy Körberg has competed in Melodifestivalen in 1969 with "Judy Min Vän" and in 1988 with "Stad I Ljus", both of which represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest.


05 "Story Of A Heart" - Benny Andersson Band
Music: Benny Andersson
Lyrics: Björn Ulvaeus

Written in 2009 for Benny's current project which is known as Benny Anderssons Orkester (or BAO) in Sweden, but as they are trying to get recognition internationally they've opted for Benny Andersson Band for the non-Swedish speaking audience. The band consists of (apart from Benny Andersson) Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg, Kalle Moraeus, members from Orsa Spelmän and others.

01 Gemini - Mio Min Mio
02 Kalle Moraeus - Beatrice
03 Önskekören - Klinga Mina Klockor
04 Tommy Körberg - Anthem
05 Benny Andersson Band - Story Of A Heart

Send your votes by PM.
Deadline 28th September at 23:59 CET.

Vote in the following fashion:


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rl gr ::herz ::uusi
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[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand | // Svea Gästabud // WorldVision 02 NF // DDL 28th September 23:59 //

Thank you for voting!

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand | // Svea Gästabud // WorldVision 02 NF // DDL 28th September 23:59 //

I have received two votes so far and and we already have a tie! Exciting stuff. Keep them coming folks!

 

[theditz83]

Re: Svealand | // Svea Gästabud // WorldVision 02 NF // DDL 28th September 23:59 //

Excellent stuff! Nice to hear the spirit of Abba's melodies alive and well

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand | // Svea Gästabud // WorldVision 02 NF // DDL 28th September 23:59 //

Indeed! You can definitely tell it's the same composer behind the music, hehe.

 

[Stargazer]

Re: Svealand | // Svea Gästabud // WorldVision 02 NF // DDL 28th September 23:59 //

A big (late) thank you to for voting also! Keep them coming folks!

I will try and vote in as many NFs as I can towards the end of the week, but I will definitely vote in the ones that vote for me.

 

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Re: Svealand | // Svea Gästabud // WorldVision 02 NF // DDL 28th September 23:59 //

Confirmed votes so far:

rl gr

Huge thank you to all!


Current score:
#1 - 29 points
#2 - 21 points
#3 - 16 points
#4 - 14 points
#5 - 10 points

Anything could still happen!