Around this time in Sweden blooms in every corner of nature. It’s is stunning beauty everywhere.
A Swedish old hymn describe this time very well. So well that the hymn is a standard hymn in every graduation.
My favourite version of the hymn is a soul/funk/blues version from the 80’s with Lill Lindfors and Nils Landgren. They first sing it as it too often sounds at graduation day. But then they do their own version and that version rock!
If you want to understand the words in the song you can read a google translation of the hymn below the Swedish lyrics.
Den blomstertid nu kommer
Lyrics by Israel Kolmodin
1.
Den blomstertid nu kommer
med lust och fägring stor.
Du nalkas, ljuva sommar,
då gräs och gröda gror.
Med blid och livlig värma
till allt som varit dött,
sig solens strålar närma,
och allt blir återfött.2.
De fagra blomsterängar
och åkerns ädla säd,
de rika örtesängar
och lundens gröna träd,
de skola oss påminna
Guds godhets rikedom,
att vi den nåd besinna
som räcker året om.3.
Man hörer fåglar sjunga
med mångahanda ljud,
skall icke då vår tunga
lovsäga Herren Gud?
Min själ, upphöj Guds ära,
stäm upp din glädjesång
till den som vill oss nära
och fröjda på en gång!
English translation
1st
The flower time now comes
With pleasure and celebration great.
You’re coming, sweet summer,
Then grass and crop grows.
With gentle and lively warmth
To all that has died,
Say the sun’s rays approach,
And everything is regained.
2nd
The beautiful flower beds
And the precious grain of the fields,
The rich herb beds
And the green grove of the grove,
They will teach us to recall
The wealth of godliness,
That we grace that grace
Which lasts all year.
3rd
You hear birds singing
With multitude of sounds,
Do not our tongue then?
Loving the lord god
My soul, exalt the glory of God,
Tuning up your joy song
To the one who wants us close
And rejoiced at once!
And the Swedish flowers from nature
Liljekonvalj – Lily of the valley
Gullviva – Cowslip Primula veris
Mandelblom – Meadow saxifrage/Saxifraga granulata
Everything is out here too. The strawberries have berries on them already but they aren’t red yet.
Leslie
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It’s a beautiful season I think. Everything is new and fresh and so green and we have very bright nights now. I like that.
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It is indeed, Anna.
Leslie
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Beautiful pictures, awesome poem and such a wonderful post. Thanks for the share
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Thanks. I’m glad you enjoy it 🙂
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Yes. Welcome
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Gotta love this time of year! 😃😃
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Yep! The only time I miss school time. When you were free all summer with absolutely no worries 🙂
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Wasn’t that awesome? It’s funny, but when we were kids, we couldn’t wait to be grown-ups. Now that I am one, I wish I were still a kid. Adulting is way overrated. 😃😃
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I agree! Nobody told me about all grownup stuff that’s not fun. They just pretended grownup was great to be because you can decide for yourself. Ha what a lie! But I grow back down whenever I can and that’s still fun.
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Amen, Anna! I’m 48 but I choose to act about 12 most of the time. 😃😃
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Then I’m eleven and I remember I liked that age very much, so I have no problem acting like that still 😉
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Age is just a number, right? Stay young at heart as long as you can, I say. 😃
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I agree. Age is just a number and it’s fun to stay young at heart 🙂
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wonderful post and pics. the vid was interesting too. 🙂 “pling”
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I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂 “pling”
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Vackra bilder på de fina blommorna. 🙂
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Tack. Jag borde egentligen ha gjort teckningar av dem, men det hann jag inte 🙂
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A lovely post
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Thank you. Your words means a lot because you have a beautiful flower/garden blog 🙂
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Thank you, Anna
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