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Herborg Kråkevik - Vi skal ikkje sove burt sumarnatta (We shall not sleep away the summer night)

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Uploaded by on May 20, 2011

"Vi skal ikkje sove burt sumarnatta" or just "sumarnatta" is a norwegian tune, not so old an one might think. It's derived from the poem "Vi skal ikkje sova" by Aslaug Låstad Lygre & Geirr Tveitt has written the melody...

Lyrics: We shall not sleep away the summer night,
she is too bright for that.
Then we shall wander together out in the open
under them heavy leaved trees.

Then we shall wander together there,
where there are flowers in the grass.
We shall not sleep away summer night
that curls with dew our hair.

And recognize that we are related to earth
with the wind and the white clouds,
and know that we will be together
until the light of day.

We shall not sleep from the fragrant smell of the haystacks
and grasshoppers playing in the meadow.
But wander around under the pail blue sky
until the birds lift their wings.

(Pardon my english)

Herborg Kråkevik (born December 28, 1973) is a Norwegian singer and actress, known for her works with Norwegian folksongs and some stage works and many movies. Her more famous roles being her debut as Eliza in My Fair Lady (1997) and Julie in Romeo og Julie (1997).

Kråkevik gained much success when she in 2000 released Kråkeviks Songbok, a CD that included her interpretations of several Norwegian folk songs, including Den Fyrste Sang and a musical version of the poem Til Ungdommen by Norwegian poet and author Nordahl Grieg (distant cousin of the composer Edvard Grieg).

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  • Noen som vet hvor man får tak i denne sangen? Jeg syns Herborg Kråkevik synger den vakrest av alle.

  • @karief89 Den er på albumet "Kråkeviks songbok" Som det er et lite bilde av i denne vidoen. Er vel å få på cdon.com for eksempel... :-)

  • I think this beautiful song deserves a wider audience - But realize that it's neither my song nor my lyrics. Hope it will not be erased. Thought it would be good pubicity.

    The album is Kråkeviks Songbok.

    Get it at CDON.com

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  • Jag älskar den här låten, särskilt i det här arrangemanget med de vackra stråkarna. Hörde den första gången förra sommaren i Allsang på grensen och blev förtjust.

  • Denne ble sunget i bryllupet vårt... nydeligste sangen på jord. Pleier å synge den for sønnen min óg...

  • excellent!! ***** *****

  • Går ikke an å ikke like denne låta. Hørte den for første gang da jeg var baby, den og Den fyrste song. Herregud, Herborg er den beste.

  • VI SKAL IKKJE SOVA BORT SUMARNATTA

    (Aslaug Låstad Lygre / Geirr Tveitt)

  • Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta,

    ho er for ljos til det.

    Nå skal vi vandra isaman ute,

    under dei lauvtunge tre,

    under dei lauvtunge tre.

  • Nå skal vi vandra isaman ute,

    der blomar i graset står.

    Vi skal ikkje sova bort sumarnatta,

    som kruser med dogg vårt hår,

    som kruser med dogg vårt hår.

  • Vi skal ikkje sova frå høysåteangen

    og grashoppespelet i eng,

    men vandra i lag under bleikblå himlen

    til fuglane lyfter veng,

    til fuglane lyfter veng.

  • Og kjenna at vi er i slekt med jorda,

    med vinden og kvite sky,

    og vita at vi skal vera isaman

    like til morgengry,

    like til morgengry.

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