Its just weird to hear Santa Lucia in other language than Swedish and Finnish. :)
But this one sounds beautiful too. Tho I cant understand the words and from other comments I understanded that the lyrics are different than the once we have.
Yeah -- actually I found another YouTube video of a Swedish choir singing. Nowhere near as great singing of course. Same tune, different words, different language. And actually there was a site that had the Swedish words (search "Santa Lucia words in Swedish"). But anyway, this is lovely. It's just funny to hear a song about the boat bobbing on the silvery waves and see the video of rosy-cheeked kids playing in the snow! But, all good.
Lucia Day is on the 13. December - it's a candle light festival - religious but also just a Christmas tradition. Check Wikipedia Saint Lucy's Day in Sweden. I can't link to it - apparently.
No, you're right, Emer8008 - there is a problem. Santa Lucia day in Sweden and also the rest of Scandinavia is among others things about singing this song. But with texts with another content. But Swedish, Danish, Norwegian versions are impossible to find. So this one had to do it...
The singing is incredible. But I don't understand -- Santa Lucia is a Swedish saint and also an area near Venice. This song is about Venice, an Italian gondolier song... the video is about Sweden... right? Is there a connection? The video's lovely and the singing is absolutely wonderful but how do the two fit together?
Its just weird to hear Santa Lucia in other language than Swedish and Finnish. :)
But this one sounds beautiful too. Tho I cant understand the words and from other comments I understanded that the lyrics are different than the once we have.
TerachiShinya 1 year ago
Love Hayley! And I also love this song. Wonderfull video! Thumbs up!
colliezoya 1 year ago
Nice to see the paintings of Carl Larsson!
tineke1963 2 years ago
its so pure and heavenly
twirlon 2 years ago
Yeah -- actually I found another YouTube video of a Swedish choir singing. Nowhere near as great singing of course. Same tune, different words, different language. And actually there was a site that had the Swedish words (search "Santa Lucia words in Swedish"). But anyway, this is lovely. It's just funny to hear a song about the boat bobbing on the silvery waves and see the video of rosy-cheeked kids playing in the snow! But, all good.
Emer8008 3 years ago
Continued from below:
Lucia Day is on the 13. December - it's a candle light festival - religious but also just a Christmas tradition. Check Wikipedia Saint Lucy's Day in Sweden. I can't link to it - apparently.
Cordialis 3 years ago
No, you're right, Emer8008 - there is a problem. Santa Lucia day in Sweden and also the rest of Scandinavia is among others things about singing this song. But with texts with another content. But Swedish, Danish, Norwegian versions are impossible to find. So this one had to do it...
Cordialis 3 years ago
What's wrong with the comment function today? Can't get through...
Cordialis 3 years ago
The singing is incredible. But I don't understand -- Santa Lucia is a Swedish saint and also an area near Venice. This song is about Venice, an Italian gondolier song... the video is about Sweden... right? Is there a connection? The video's lovely and the singing is absolutely wonderful but how do the two fit together?
Emer8008 3 years ago
Thanks,great song, nice photos.
Massey207 3 years ago
I'm very pleased you liked it! :-D
Cordialis 3 years ago
How lovely! It has been many years since I was Sweden to celebrate Luciadagen. :-(
plaasjaapie 3 years ago