05 marraskuuta 2018

Höstvisa - Autumn Song


Congratulations to the new hostess Angie! This is the 65th time I participate in MM,
the first time was in January 2016. In my post I was very happy about the snow we finally got.
See more here > Winter Wonderland
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Näitä on kertynyt jo 153 syksystä 2016 lähtien - luvussa mukana myös kuukausikollaasit.
Kiitos kivoista haasteista Pieni lintu!
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The 6th of November we celebrate in Finland
Svenska Dagen - The Finnish Swedish Heritage Day
in honour of our Swedish speaking population. So here two great Swedish speaking ladies.

Tove Jansson (1914-2010), the mother of the Moomins is world renowned and beloved. She was a Finnish Swedish-speaking writer and artist.  This beautiful song that I am sharing is written by her and called in Swedish Höstvisa. The song dates back to 1965 and was rewarded with the third prize in a song contest arranged by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. Underneath there is a Youtube link to the Swedish version - please, follow the English text below. Moomins are a big business nowadays around the world, read more here.

We have many beloved Swedish speaking Finns. One was the famous actress Birgitta Ulfsson (1928-2017), whom I was lucky to see on stage at her 88 years. She interpreted Moomin characters in many plays and performances.  This is what I wrote in March 2017:


”But then the stage was taken by the gruff voice of Little My as Birgitta Ulfsson’s interpretation - in Finnish. What a charisma, what a takeover and the audience went nuts, like my blogger colleague Arja tweeted yesterday. This charming 88 year old lady has never ever fitted in a mold in her life. And she continues her performances both in Finland and in Sweden. ”


A few Finnish Moomin covers. The second from right was my favourite as a child.

AUTUMN SONG / HÖSTVISA 

My journey home was long and slow through autumn leaves and frost
The days are growing shorter and colder
Come comfort me a little for I am so sad and lost
and suddenly I'm feeling much older
And never have I seen how the nighttime wins the day
I start thinking of my life and my mission
So many plans I had and so much I had to say
and so little did I bring to fruitition

Hurry, my darling, come hurry to love me
Waste not a moment of darkening day
Light our candles it's close to the evening
Last days of summer are slipping 'way

I'm looking for that feeling we once had that we have lost
A feeling you could help me to regain
The summer is too short and all too soon will come the frost
All too soon will come the cold and the rain
And maybe you'll come by 'ere the twilight turns to blue
to make everything the way it was before
And maybe we will think of some things for us to do
To make our gardens blossom once more

Hurry, my darling, come hurry to love me
Waste not a moment of darkening day
Light our candles it's close to the evening
Last days of summer are slipping 'way

The storm is blowing harder and I have to shut the door
I’m still thinking of you in this evening hour
I may be loving less than I used to love before
but you don't really know half my power
Staring at the beacons along the windy coast
Where ships endure the whitecaps and the weather
Now caring and sharing are things that matter most
In getting through these hard times together

Hurry, my darling, come hurry to love me
Waste not a moment of darkening day
Light our candles it's close to the evening
Last days of summer are slipping ’way

Photos: Tove Jansson from Wikipedia


20 kommenttia:

  1. What a wonderful song, Riitta!
    Have a great day tomorrow!
    Love and hugs, Claudia xo

    VastaaPoista
  2. Hello Riitta,
    Thanks for sharing!

    VastaaPoista
  3. Beautiful video, thank you.

    All the best Jan

    VastaaPoista
  4. Love those covers. I also enjoyed listening to the song. Happy Monday to you.

    VastaaPoista
  5. Moomins are iconic Finnish characters for me. In fact, today at a meeting in the school library, I saw a Moomin book displayed on a shelf.
    Lovely autumn words. Happy MM to you.

    VastaaPoista
  6. Hieno Tove Jansson - postaus. Ihanaa marraskuuta 🍁
    Hösten är så skön ♥️

    VastaaPoista
  7. I knew nothing about Moomins...and I see I’ve missed something wonderful! I enjoyed following the links to learn more about them.

    VastaaPoista
  8. Muy bonita la canción. Feliz día.

    VastaaPoista
  9. Kiva alku marraskuulle, hieno postaus kuvineen ja laulun kera.

    T. Täysin arkista

    VastaaPoista
  10. Niin kaunis ja tunnelmallinen postaus pimeässä marraskuussa <3

    VastaaPoista
  11. Paljon marraskuisia tunnelmia. Olet paneutunut aiheeseen Riitta. Ihailuni.

    VastaaPoista
  12. Riitta, Great post. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week. Sylvia D.

    VastaaPoista
  13. Liebe Riitta,
    das Herbstlied klingt so beruhigend, es gefällt mir sehr gut.
    Liebe Grüße
    Loretta

    VastaaPoista
  14. Ruotsalaisuuden päivän muistan aina ystävän syntymäpäivän vuoksi tai tuon päivän vuoksi ystävän syntymäpäivän!

    VastaaPoista
  15. Dear Riitta, thanks for this post and the poem/song.
    We are big fans of Moomins, I grew up with them. The truth ist, in former GDR we had not these books, but we often heard a Western German childrens radio (forbidden!) and my parents could get the books under a big trouble from the other part of Germany. Until today every Christmas morning we read the lovely story about the Christmas Tree.

    Sorry, that I come so rare: have just a fulltime job with the care of my very old mother. So all my blogging activities were gone in a break.
    Enjoy last autumn days :)

    VastaaPoista
  16. Ihana syksylaulu ja Tove lahjakas taiteilija♥. Hieno haastepostaus!

    VastaaPoista

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