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In Fernem Land (in Swedish)

No time for a proper post today, but just before I head home from the office how about this? It’s In Fernem Land from the opera Lohengrin I went to see last weekend, but sung by the great tenor Jussi Björling not in German but in his native language, Swedish. I think it’s wonderful…

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    Dr M Says:
    June 7, 2013 at 10:23 am

    “I fjärran land”

    Definitely Swedish (my native language too), and yes Jussi’s rendition is absolutely beautiful. His diction is admirable.

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