Swedish Lession by Agnetha

abba 10th Anniversary

The Special Ones Nobody Knows

Happy Birthday


California Here I Come


Honolulu

Gränna in popular culture

Tack för att dela foton av sjön Vättern, Gränna,... och du. Jag önskar att jag var ung igen.

When Niklas Strömstedt wrote lyrics in Swedish for the musical Mamma Mia!, Glasgow was replaced by "Gränna" as the place which the singer calls from in the lyrics of the song Super Trouper. Super Trouper is the basis for my Swedish lesson today.

English Subtitles


Swedish Captions


Amy Diamond


The ABBA Version


Even the German have a version

The Winner Takes It All

When someone mentions it enough, I watch it too.

The Abba no one knows

Ted featuring ABBA on backup vocals. Björn and Benny also produced the album.
"Hela världen runt" ("All around the world") from his debut album Undringar (1972).
A rough translation below.
Människor är allt bra lika
åh hela världen runt
De behöver samma sak
åh hela världen runt

Fattiga eller rika
åh hela världen runt
Vill få plats under samma tak
åh hela världen runt

Någon gång ska undret ske
Någon gång så lyckas det
Någon gång ska alla le
Åh hela världen runt

Alla vill vara fria
åh hela världen runt
Alla vill va en frihetstolk
åh hela världen runt

Men ingen kan riktigt sia
åh hela världen runt
När vi blir ett enat folk
åh hela världen runt

Någon gång ska undret ske
Någon gång så lyckas det
Någon gång ska alla le
Åh hela världen runt

Människor är allt bra lika
åh hela världen runt
De behöver samma sak
åh hela världen runt

Fattiga eller rika
åh hela världen runt
Vill få plats under samma tak
åh hela världen runt
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People are very much the same
Oh all around the world
Everyone need the same things
Oh all around the world

Poor or rich ones
Oh all around the world
Wants to be under the same roof
Oh all around the world

One day the wonder will happen
One day it will succeed
One day we'll all smile
Oh all around the world

Everyone wants to be free
Oh all around the world
Everybody wants to be a freedom interp
Oh all around the world
But no one can really tell
Oh all around the world
When we will be one people
Oh all around the world

One day the wonder will happen
One day it will succeed
One day we'll all smile
Oh all around the world

People are very much the same
Oh all around the world
Everybody need the same things
Oh all around the world

Poor or rich ones
Oh all around the world
Wants to be under the same roof
Oh all around the world






Agnetha & Ted




Not sung by ABBA, but a good Swedish lesson.

A Dreary, Rainy Day in Sweden

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, But I feel I need a song too. So here is my choice to brighten up the day:

She does a wonderful job singing the Swedish version of "Thank You For the Music", but the lyrics are too rude and offensive. So, I present the original English version.