by MulteMusic on Saturday, 26 June 2010 · 0 comments
The Rural
A friend of mine recently pointed me to an astonishingly good post by Emma Mallinen – a Finnish name, if we've ever heard one — on her blog, 77.GoldFishTiger.com, for an incredible Nordic cocktail called "The Rural" (vs. "The Cosmopolitan").
A Rural involves:
2.5 cl Finlandia vodka
2 cl lingonberry liqueur
1/2 lime
dash of raspberry soda
Mix ingredients over ice, strain into chilled glass rimmed in sugar and garnished with lime and strawberry.
Kiitos to Ellen for letting us feature this! We think this may be THE refreshing drink of the summer — unless you're into Rhubarb Daiquiris.
A new choral song by noted Swedish composer Benny Andersson (yes, thatBenny Andersson), Vilar glad. I din famn (Resting blissfully in your arms), was premiered at the recent wedding of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria to Daniel Westling. The melody is set to lyrics by Swedish poet Kristina Lugn and was commissioned especially for the wedding by the Swedish Royal Court. Duvemåla hage (Duvelmåla meadow) from Andersson's opera, Kristin från Duvemåla, was also performed during the festivities.
The wedding did not get broad coverage worldwide due to disagreements between the Swedish and foreign news outlets. Fortunately, someone made this clip of the song available on YouTube and added subtitles in Swedish and English.
The piece is, as you would expect, beautiful. It is particularly lovely when one understands that the couple planned their wedding to reflect the midsummer season colors and light.
Sjön vilar tätt mot stranden.
Himlen oändligt blå.
Jag står med dig i handen.
Mörkret faller. Och du lyser så.
Vinden vill famna skogen.
Havet ger vågen ro.
Vännen vill vara trogen.
Där du vandrar vill min längtan bo.
Det är kärleken som bär
min förtröstan genom livet.
Så jag söker dig, jag ropar överallt ditt namn
tills jag är i din famn; vilar glad i din famn.
Vilar glad. I din famn.
Nära vill jag vara.
Lugn vid din varma själ.
Jag är en barnsång bara.
Den är enkel och menar så väl.
Det är kärleken som bär
min förtröstan genom livet
Så jag söker dig, jag ropar överallt ditt namn
tills jag är i din famn;
Vilar glad. I din famn.
The musicians participating in the performance at the wedding are:
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