Sommernatt ved fjorden

Portrait of the Painter Oda Krohg painted by Christian Krohg

Sommernatt ved fjorden (in English: Summernight by the Fjord) is a Norwegian song written by Ketil Bjørnstad and sung by the operasinger Ellen Westberg Andersen. This song is the most famous one on the album "Leve Patagonia" that was released on LP in 1978, later re-released on CD. The work is written as a modern suite, and tells the story of the Oslo Bohemians Hans Jaeger and Oda Krohg. Sommernatt ved fjorden has since been sung by artists like Sissel Kyrkjebø, Christine Gulbrandsen and Rein Alexander.

Sommernatt ved fjorden is about Hans Jaeger and Oda Lasson in a small boat out on the fjord on a summer night . It's the sister of Oda who watches the pair out on the fjord from her window at their holiday home in Hvitsten. The song is about what she sees happening out on the fjord.

The song has become part of Norwegian song repertoire and is regularly played on radio and in musical entertainment.^[1]

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