"Jag vet en dejlig rosa"
Song
LanguageSwedish
GenreFolk song

Jag vet en dejlig rosa is an old Scandinavian folksong, which was written down lyrically in the 16th-century.[1] The song was published in 1907 by Alice Tegnér.[2]

Recordings

"Jag vet en dejlig rosa"
Performed by Svea Jansson in a 1959 recording
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The most renowned version was performed by Monica Zetterlund, and the record was released in 1964.[3]

Swedish singer Robyn featured a cover of the song on her album titled Body Talk Pt. 1.[4]

The song has also been performed in Arabic by Gina Dirawi in Melodifestivalen 2016.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jag vet en dejlig rosa - Ur Svenskt visarkivs Vis- och låtregister". katalog.visarkiv.se. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Några av våra vanligaste "folkvisor"" (PDF). musikverket.se. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ Monica Zetterlund och Bill Evans at Swedish Media Database.
  4. ^ Body Talk Pt. 1 at Swedish Media Database.
  5. ^ "Gina Dirawi: En kvinna med sjal pratar faktiskt också om sex". Dagens Nyheter. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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