Dear Old Stockholm

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Dear Old Stockholm is a Swedish folk song, best known in the English-speaking world for versions by jazz artists such as Stan Getz, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane. The original Swedish title, "Ack Värmeland Du Sköna"/"Värmlandsvisan", may be roughly translated as "Oh Wermelandia Thou Art Beautiful". The song was originally written by the Wermelandian Dean Andres Fryxell in his musical "Vermlandsflickan" (The Wermelandian Girl). The song was subsequently incorporated 1846 in F.A. Dahlgren's play "Värmlänningarna" (The Wermlandians). In Sweden, the song is often performed and regarded as a treasure of the Swedish folk tradition.

The song's melody bears some resemblance to an ancient (and very popular) folk song of indeterminate origin, which was later adapted by Bedrich Smetana for his symphonic poem, Vltava (also known as "The Moldau"), and which is also the basis for the Israeli national anthem, Hatikva.


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