Dear Old Stockholm


"Ack Värmeland, du sköna" or "Värmlandsvisan" is a Swedish popular song best known in the English-speaking world as "Dear Old Stockholm".

"Ack Värmeland, du sköna"

The original Swedish title may be roughly translated as "Oh Värmland, You Lovely" and the song praises the historical province Värmland. The lyrics were written by the Värmlandian Anders Fryxell in his musical Vermlandsflickan.
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The song is sung by the young Nicolai Gedda in the 1952 film Eldfågeln''.
The song was recorded, in Swedish, by Israeli folk duo Esther & Abi Ofarim for their 1968 LP 'Up To Date'

"Dear Old Stockholm"

The song is best known in the English-speaking world for versions by jazz artists such as Stan Getz, Miles Davis and John Coltrane.