I heard Birgit talk about this show on the radio. She said that everyone in the studio was crying when Zarah sang this! (including Birgit herself.) To all you non-Swedes who can't understand this beautiful poetic text : it is a vision of the future. A cold and hostile place (after a nuclear war?) and people remember the days of the past. When there was still love, faith and hope! (well there still is.) :-D
I heard this program yesterday. Yes she was so moving when she spoke of Zarah. And witty and funny as always - the story of her late entrance in Philadelphia was hilarious!
I used to sing this song for my family and friends when we had picnic every summer at Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden, I'm a baryton but tried to mimic Zarah's alto, it was such a joy and everyone really listened to the words and felt thankfullness for what we had and where we were.
Rarely there comes an artist of such depth as Zarah Leander. Although I don't understand these lyrics, the emotion and passion in her voice touch my heart. Bravo, Ms. Leander, Bravo!
Zarah - I have loved her voice and her beauty ever since I first heard her on an old LP in Leipzig. A wonderful voice - so much emotion and artistry... Birgit and Zarah - wow!
Hörde den för första gången i Eldorado med Kjell Alinge vid midsommar 1981, samma kväll som budet kom. Fascinerande, tidlös produktion, som kom ut samma år som jag föddes ( 1961).
Many years later during a radio interview, after Zarah's death, Birgit said that both she and the audience had tears in their eyes by the end of the song. My command of Swedish is certainly imperfect, but I love this song so much and the fact that Zarah is singing it makes it even more wonderful.
Birgit Nilsson selected Zarah as her sole guest at her TV show and may we respect Zarah for her phenomenal artistry and cast the first stone, he who is without guilt. Great stars are often made of Super Egos with little consideration for anything else but their own personas and their fame. Of this Zarah may be guilty. But apart from that, she still remains one of the greatest artists. Ever. This Final Curtain Appearance is symply unsurpassable. Brava Leander !
I can no longer hear the crickets, it is sad but it's an absence I can overcome. The crickets' song is not an irreplaceable song but still, I remember a time. It was then, it was one spring, I was just seventeen years old and he was of course my young Casanova. He spoke of warmth and tenderness, something I have forgotten but he promised me something.
It was at a time that there was a world that was not very important but it was our home and crickets sang in the evening. Spring makes everything verdant and it was quite good - at least in some places. Now the sun has been hidden by the blue rime (frost) of Aniaras and we doubt that good gods exist. But I remember once, the crickets sang their song to those who had ears to hear. Love, faith and hope, was something we discovered but it is almost all I remember
One of the most magnificent texts and interpretations... Für mich vielleict das beste im schwedischen Liederschatz... Personne ne l'aurait chanté comme Leander... Paroles... Comment traduire un texte comme ceci?! Karl
She was great. Untrained, but a great talent. Her contraalto .. I just love it...And she performed untill the very last with the same powerfull voice - full of passion.....
Zarah Leander var en storslagen sångerska. Hon föddes 15 mars 1907 i Karlstad och avled 23 juni 1981 i Stockholm. Studieversionen av denna vackra "Sång om syrsor" är dock mycket bättre ljudmässigt. Jag är stolt att ha fått hennes autograf på tåget från Stockholm till Göteborg en dag ca. 1978-80.
Eternal love, yes I think it was something like that he swore. I was a dragon's prisoner, he was a fairy tale Prince and I woke up simply because of the Prince's kiss. We looked each other in the eye while the crickets sang their serenade, I remember that I was glad but that's almost all I remember. Once it can happen it could happen quite soon technically, this destiny was ours, so we huddled in a crowd in a corner of the earth and someone searches for words.
This is almost as good as hearing Ulla Sjöblom sing "Jag står här på ett torg."
7 лет назад+4
My mother in law Elise Sundell in the village of Görvik used to sing and play Sarah lyrics plus swedish folk tunes on her piano when she had milked the cows. She was a magnifique lady with Scottish blood from the Ogilvy clan and the Richmans. Her voich was like Saras. We recorded it.
In English: I can no longer hear crickets it's sad But it is an affordable shortcoming The cricket's song is not an irreplaceable song, but still I remember one time It was then it was a spring I was barely 17 years old And of course he was my young Casanova He said warmly and tenderly What I have forgotten But it was something he promised' Eternal love, yes, I think that's what he swore I was the dragon's prisoner he was the fairy tale prince Like having just woken up from the prince's kiss I looked him in the eyes and crickets sang their serenade I remember being happy but that's also almost all I remember One day it may happen it may happen quite soon Technically, everything goes at such speed That we huddle together in a nook on our earth Someone is searching for words That's when there was a world it wasn't worth much But it was our home and crickets sang in the evening Springtimes came in green, everything was quite nice At least in some places Now the sun has been obscured in Aniara's ice blue space And we doubt that good gods exist But I remember one time crickets sang their song For those who had ears to hear Love faith and hope yes something we then invented But that's about all I remember
This was then, today is now does we really care about eachother in that way to day?. Detta var då, nu är nu bryr vi oss om varandra på det sättet idag?
Zarah's appearance here reveals a life of too many cocktails, too many cigarettes, and too much guilt. Such a beauty in 1938's "Heimat". Long gone now!!! The Nazi Garbo truly has, after 50, as the French say: the face she deserves!
I just read her memoirs and researched her a bit. It's a bit more complex than that. She herself was no Nazi, and she herself knew she was no Garbo. But yes, she could have gone elsewhere and made the money. The face is more due to chain smoking plus alcohol. I am NOT under the impression she ever felt any guilt about her work in Nazi Germany- she was rather shocked at how she was received in Sweden on leaving Germany after refusing to be pressured into becoming a German citizen. SHE felt she had done NOTHING wrong.
I heard Birgit talk about this show on the radio. She said that everyone in the studio was crying when Zarah sang this! (including Birgit herself.) To all you non-Swedes who can't understand this beautiful poetic text : it is a vision of the future. A cold and hostile place (after a nuclear war?) and people remember the days of the past. When there was still love, faith and hope! (well there still is.)
:-D
I heard this program yesterday. Yes she was so moving when she spoke of Zarah. And witty and funny as always - the story of her late entrance in Philadelphia was hilarious!
säga vad man vill men vilket jävla röst omfång utav zarah på ålderns höst,,,bravo
I used to sing this song for my family and friends when we had picnic every summer at Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden, I'm a baryton but tried to mimic Zarah's alto, it was such a joy and everyone really listened to the words and felt thankfullness for what we had and where we were.
Its GREAT TO SEE HER IN OLDER AGES!!!!
I NEVER DID IT BEFORE.. and she still got this GREAT VOICE !!!
Thanks for puttingi it in
I absolutely love her! she was (is) a goddess!!!!!
A Grande Dame de la Chanson! 👍
Rarely there comes an artist of such depth as Zarah Leander. Although I don't understand these lyrics, the emotion and passion in her voice touch my heart. Bravo, Ms. Leander, Bravo!
Zarah - I have loved her voice and her beauty ever since I first heard her on an old LP in Leipzig. A wonderful voice - so much emotion and artistry...
Birgit and Zarah - wow!
Die zwei Beste,
2021 merci grazie
Tusen takk for dette gripende opptaket med Zarah Lenader!
This is one of the deepest female singing voices I've ever heard.
Bassamsel
Fantastisch
Wundervolle Zarah, Ihre Stimme hat noch immer die alte Kraft. Singen Sie weiter!
...........ironisch gesagt...... nun ist sie seit über 30 Jahren ein Engel ....
She was wonderful
Stort. Gråter varje gång jag hör detta makalösa framförande.
great voice beautiful.
Eine echte KÜNSTLERIN - Wunderschön :o)))))))
Hörde den för första gången i Eldorado med Kjell Alinge vid midsommar 1981, samma kväll som budet kom. Fascinerande, tidlös produktion, som kom ut samma år som jag föddes
( 1961).
For an older woman she sure had a powerful voice. This is the first i have ever heard of Zarah Leander, I really like her voice.
Many years later during a radio interview, after Zarah's death, Birgit said that both she and the audience had tears in their eyes by the end of the song.
My command of Swedish is certainly imperfect, but I love this song so much and the fact that Zarah is singing it makes it even more wonderful.
Birgit Nilsson selected Zarah as her sole guest at her TV show and may we respect Zarah for her phenomenal artistry and cast the first stone, he who is without guilt.
Great stars are often made of Super Egos with little consideration for anything else but their own personas and their fame. Of this Zarah may be guilty. But apart from that, she still remains one of the greatest artists. Ever. This Final Curtain Appearance is symply unsurpassable. Brava Leander !
i have this on an old vhs... happy to see this again!
I can no longer hear the crickets, it is sad
but it's an absence I can overcome.
The crickets' song is not an irreplaceable song
but still, I remember a time.
It was then, it was one spring, I was just seventeen years old
and he was of course my young Casanova.
He spoke of warmth and tenderness, something I have forgotten
but he promised me something.
Me dejo atonitoooo........sin palabras
Ljuvligt! En stor favorit!
IO L'ADORO!!!!! Zarah :un vera ,grane DIVA!!!
Sie hat immer noch diese wundervolle Stimme. Schwarm meiner Jugend.
It was at a time that there was a world that was not very important
but it was our home and crickets sang in the evening.
Spring makes everything verdant and it was quite good - at least in some places.
Now the sun has been hidden by the blue rime (frost) of Aniaras
and we doubt that good gods exist.
But I remember once, the crickets sang their song
to those who had ears to hear.
Love, faith and hope, was something we discovered
but it is almost all I remember
Wonderful Zarah!
Thanks for posting!
Aloha from Hawaii!
beautiful
What a woman and what avoider….. still…. Vibrant. 😌
One of the most magnificent texts and interpretations... Für mich vielleict das beste im schwedischen Liederschatz... Personne ne l'aurait chanté comme Leander... Paroles... Comment traduire un texte comme ceci?!
Karl
She was great. Untrained, but a great talent. Her contraalto .. I just love it...And she performed untill the very last with the same powerfull voice - full of passion.....
Byebye Zarah....thank you....we love you
Zarahs skönaste visa och min favorit!
Zarah Leander var en storslagen sångerska. Hon föddes 15 mars 1907 i Karlstad och avled 23 juni 1981 i Stockholm. Studieversionen av denna vackra "Sång om syrsor" är dock mycket bättre ljudmässigt. Jag är stolt att ha fått hennes autograf på tåget från Stockholm till Göteborg en dag ca. 1978-80.
This was so wonderful. Listen to her voice. 4 years she died. Rest in peace Zara !
I'm a non-Swede, but I understand and love this wonderful, poetic song. And Zarah sings it beautifully.
Eternal love, yes I think it was something like that he swore.
I was a dragon's prisoner, he was a fairy tale Prince
and I woke up simply because of the Prince's kiss.
We looked each other in the eye while the crickets
sang their serenade, I remember that I was glad
but that's almost all I remember.
Once it can happen it could happen quite soon
technically, this destiny was ours,
so we huddled in a crowd in a corner of the earth
and someone searches for words.
En stor artist.
This is almost as good as hearing Ulla Sjöblom sing "Jag står här på ett torg."
My mother in law Elise Sundell in the village of Görvik used to sing and play Sarah lyrics plus swedish folk tunes on her piano when she had milked the cows. She was a magnifique lady with Scottish blood from the Ogilvy clan and the Richmans. Her voich was like Saras. We recorded it.
Perfecta!!!
Großartig und einzigartig, auch für Schweden !!
wow q voz!
I love her low vocal tone!
Zarah Leander är BÄST....!!!!
I like that hiatus, "men den var vårt - hem", emphasizing the Word (2:18)
I agree. Favourite part
In English:
I can no longer hear crickets it's sad
But it is an affordable shortcoming
The cricket's song is not an irreplaceable song, but still I remember one time
It was then it was a spring I was barely 17 years old
And of course he was my young Casanova
He said warmly and tenderly
What I have forgotten
But it was something he promised'
Eternal love, yes, I think that's what he swore
I was the dragon's prisoner he was the fairy tale prince
Like having just woken up from the prince's kiss
I looked him in the eyes and crickets sang their serenade
I remember being happy but that's also almost all I remember
One day it may happen it may happen quite soon
Technically, everything goes at such speed
That we huddle together in a nook on our earth
Someone is searching for words
That's when there was a world it wasn't worth much
But it was our home and crickets sang in the evening
Springtimes came in green, everything was quite nice
At least in some places
Now the sun has been obscured in Aniara's ice blue space
And we doubt that good gods exist
But I remember one time crickets sang their song
For those who had ears to hear
Love faith and hope yes something we then invented
But that's about all I remember
Sie hat wirklich diese "star quality"
This was then, today is now does we really care about eachother in that way to day?. Detta var då, nu är nu bryr vi oss om varandra på det sättet idag?
Zarah var ett " aufnahme " heter det så på tyska ?
Menar Du "Ausnahme", d v s undantag?
Zostawiam ja!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Men den var vårt hem.
Was merchandised by NAZY queen
sorry... post this more times. youtube dont tell me!
Alldeles glimrende jan39able
Birgit Nilsson was not better those times!
This is....
Zarah's appearance here reveals a life of too many cocktails, too many cigarettes, and too much guilt. Such a beauty in 1938's "Heimat". Long gone now!!! The Nazi Garbo truly has, after 50, as the French say: the face she deserves!
I just read her memoirs and researched her a bit. It's a bit more complex than that. She herself was no Nazi, and she herself knew she was no Garbo. But yes, she could have gone elsewhere and made the money. The face is more due to chain smoking plus alcohol. I am NOT under the impression she ever felt any guilt about her work in Nazi Germany- she was rather shocked at how she was received in Sweden on leaving Germany after refusing to be pressured into becoming a German citizen. SHE felt she had done NOTHING wrong.
What language is this
Es ist schwedisch!
irgendeiner irgendwo
Jo moin
i have this on an old vhs... happy to see this again!