Sol, vind och vatten
| "Sol, vind och vatten" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Lena Andersson | ||||
| A-side | "Sol, vind och vatten" | |||
| B-side | "Nu kommer kvällen" | |||
| Released | October 1972 | |||
| Format | grammophone record | |||
| Genre | schlager, Swedish pop | |||
| Label | Polar Music | |||
| Writer(s) |
Kenneth Gärdestad Ted Gärdestad | |||
| Lena Andersson chronology | ||||
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Sol, vind och vatten is a song with lyrics by Kenneth Gärdestad and music by Ted Gärdestad, recorded by Lena Andersson and released as a single in October 1972.[1] Ted Gärdestad recorded the song on his 1973 album Ted[2] By verse 2, the birth of Jesus is apparent, but in Sweden the song is strongly associated with the summertime and not Christmastime. Many people interrept "dig" "You" as a human being, and not God or Jesus.
Later during the 1970s, 80's and early 90's, the term "Sol, vind och vatten" ("Sun, wind and water") became associated with the issue of energy politics, with protests against nuclear power yelling:
- -Vad skall väck? -Barsebäck! (-What shall be gone? -Barsebäck!)
- -Vad skall in? -Sol och vind! (-What shall come in? -Sund and wind!)
A Framåt fredag version, written by Peter Sundblad and Lars Gunnar Övermyr, was also called Sol, vind & vatten, but actually had an energy political theme.[3]
Publication
- Barnens svenska sångbok, 1999, under the lines "Gladsång och poplåt"
Chart trajectory
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 7[4] |
References
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ↑ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
- ↑ Framåt fredag - Sol, vind & vatten
- ↑ "Sol, vind och vatten". Swedishcharts. 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.