Så skimrande var aldrig havet

For the Elisabeth Andreassen album, see Så skimrande var aldrig havet (album).
"Så skimrande var aldrig havet"
Song
LanguageSwedish
Written1948
Songwriter(s)Evert Taube

"Så skimrande var aldrig havet" (English: "The Sea Was Never So Shimmering") is a 1948 love ballad written by Evert Taube. Taube was one of Sweden's most popular songwriters.[1]

Roxette vocalist Marie Fredriksson recorded a critically acclaimed version for the 1990 tribute album Taube.[2] In 1997, Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen recorded the song as the title track on her album Så skimrande var aldrig havet.

References

  1. ^ Ingel Jakobsson (1975). Evert Taube och hans diktning (in Swedish). p. 84.
  2. ^ Törnkvist, Anna (3 March 2014). "Marie Fredriksson är skör – och stark" [Marie Fredriksson is brittle – and strong]. Barometern (in Swedish). Gota Media. Retrieved 20 April 2019.


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