{"id":5396,"date":"2012-05-11T20:45:43","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T20:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2012-05-12T07:23:21","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T07:23:21","slug":"finland-in-the-2012-eurovision-song-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/finland-in-the-2012-eurovision-song-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How does Finland have anything to do with Sweden?<\/p>\n<p>Well, first-off, the two countries neighbor each other, even though most of the &#8220;border&#8221; between them is actually the Gulf of Bothnia (<em>Bottniska viken<\/em> in Swedish). Secondly, the Swedish language is one of Finland&#8217;s two official languages &#8211; the other being, of course, Finnish. There is a large Swedish-speaking minority in Finland &#8211; in digits, about 290,000 native Swedish speakers, or 5,3% of Finland&#8217;s total population. The type of Swedish they speak is known as Finland Swedish, or <em>finlandssvenska<\/em>. (Aside from that, Swedish is a required subject in Finnish schools from the 7th grade.)<\/p>\n<p>For this year&#8217;s Eurovision Song Contest, the Finns have chosen a song in Swedish to represent Finland. The singer, Pernilla Karlsson, speaks native Finland Swedish. Those of you who are familiar with Sweden Swedish now have a great opportunity to hear real, native Finland Swedish in action. Here is <em><strong>N\u00e4r jag blundar<\/strong><\/em> (When I close my eyes) by <strong>Pernilla Karlsson<\/strong>. Music and lyrics by her brother, Jonas Karlsson.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/43GWoVxRk2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen title=\"Embedded video\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are the lyrics so you can follow along. I have also translated them into English for you.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Swedish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>English translation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>T\u00e4tt intill, doften av oss tv\u00e5<br \/>\nV\u00e4nder sig om, samma skjorta i bl\u00e5<br \/>\nDoften jag k\u00e4nner vore inget utan dig<\/td>\n<td>Close to you, the scent of us two<br \/>\nIt turns around, the same shirt in blue<br \/>\nThis scent I&#8217;m sensing would be nothing without you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Som en sj\u00f6 utan vatten, som en lykta utan ljus<br \/>\nEtt liv utan f\u00e4rger, det \u00e4r inte du<br \/>\nN\u00e5\u2019n man ser d\u00e5 man blundar, som en \u00e4ngel framf\u00f6r<br \/>\nN\u00e5\u2019n som hj\u00e4lper en och flyga d\u00e5 man gl\u00f6mt hur man g\u00f6r<\/td>\n<td>Like a lake without water, like a lamp without light<br \/>\nA life without color &#8211; That&#8217;s not you<br \/>\nSomeone you see when you close your eyes, like an angel before you<br \/>\nSomeone who helps you to fly when you&#8217;ve forgotten how<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>K\u00e4r utan k\u00e4nslor eller skratta utan ljud<br \/>\nEtt liv utan f\u00e4rger, det \u00e4r inte du<br \/>\nN\u00e5\u2019n som gl\u00f6mt alla bekymmer, en kvinna med mod<br \/>\nN\u00e5\u2019n som fattar vad man s\u00e4ger fast man talar utan ord<\/td>\n<td>In love without feelings or laughing without sound<br \/>\nA life without color &#8211; That&#8217;s not you<br \/>\nSomeone who has forgotten all worries, a woman with courage<br \/>\nSomeone who understands what you&#8217;re saying, even though you speak without words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>S\u00e4tt dig ner, vi h\u00e5ller din hand<br \/>\nBer\u00e4tta vem du \u00e4r, vi finns f\u00f6r varann<br \/>\nAlla minnen vore inget utan dig<\/td>\n<td>Sit down, we&#8217;re holding your hand<br \/>\nTell us who you are; we&#8217;re here for each other<br \/>\nAll these memories would be nothing without you<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(P.S. The song is written for their mother.)<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the music!<\/p>\n<p>Source for statistics: <em>Finska Statistikcentralen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does Finland have anything to do with Sweden? Well, first-off, the two countries neighbor each other, even though most of the &#8220;border&#8221; between them is actually the Gulf of Bothnia (Bottniska viken in Swedish). Secondly, the Swedish language is one of Finland&#8217;s two official languages &#8211; the other being, of course, Finnish. 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