Blåveispiken

"Blåveispiken"
Song by Kurt Foss and Reidar Bøe
Released 1950
Writer Arne Paasche Aasen
Composer Kurt Foss, Reidar Bøe

"Blåveispiken" is a Norwegian song with lyrics by Arne Paasche Aasen, and melody by Kurt Foss and Reidar Bøe. Foss and Bøe recorded the song in 1950. The record was a great success, and sold 100,000 items. The song was a popular hit in Norwegian radio in the 1950s.[1]

The lyrics centers on the narrator on one of his regular walks. He meets a little girl, five or six years old, and the girl offers him a bunch of liverwort flowers which she just has gathered.

References

  1. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Kurt Foss". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2011.