- Music written by
- [Traditional]
- Lyrics written by
- Anders Fryxell
- Language
- Swedish
- Comments
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Also called "Värmlandssången" or "Värmlandsvisan", this is the 'regional anthem' of the Swedish region Värmland. The melody is considered an anonymous treasure of the Swedish folksong tradition and is believed to have been passed on since at least the early 1700s. It also serves as the basis for "Risingevisan", which is mainly sung in Östergötland, another Swedish region.
Anders Fryxell wrote the known lyrics in 1822 to include the song in his musical "Wermlandsflickan" (The Girl from Vämland).
The melody is said to have been an inspiration for Smetana when composing "Moldau". Furthermore, Stan Getz, when staying in Sweden in 1951, did some arranging and renamed it Dear Old Stockholm. Subsequently, it developed into a Jazz standard. Getz is therefore often credited for the (re)arrangement. - Licensing
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Adaptations
An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.
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Ack Värmeland, du sköna written by [Traditional], Anders Fryxell Swedish 1912
- Scandinavian Folksong (Värmlands Visa) written by Marcel Stellman, Stanley Black English 1962
- Oj Varmeland du shejne written by Basia Frydman Yiddish 2001
- Blues of Wermland written by Gugge Hedrenius 1976
- Dear Old Gothenburg written by Richard Krantz 2011