It has gone a century this day since she was born. I was not into her music before I met a frenchman.
Those french are something... I cannot describe in any way, well they're lively. Passionate.
In Lucia 13th of december it was sung about the light that will comfort us in this dark time of winter.
Celebration of St Lucy every year in Sweden since 1865 something, it started as a "spex" with
apparently a male student at Lund University dressed in the white nightgown with light in her/his
hair. There are a few mocking songs but even more beautiful christmassy songs most of them about a
star that show the way to where a child was born according to a fairy tale book written some time
ago.
Every child likes to be Lucia nowadays, who wouldn't want to be the center of attention for that day?
The lady in white dress with red ribbon round her waist and candlelit crown in her hair. Followed by
the tärnor, stalledrängar, tomtar, pepparkaksgubbar, mest stjärngossar.
Then the popular song Lusse lelle could be heard from voices 'elva nätter före jul ' (11 nights before
christmas)
which means its not long now 19th of december. Edith Piaf born 100 years today, only her music
lives on now.
Strong lyrics from a chanson that lived hard, loved a lot and sang with power and that charm.
Todays assignment: Baka pepparkaka, a part of christmas tradition, in this house it's about making a
gingerbread house for the little santa figures to live in, each year a bit different. And the taste of
gingerbread dough is always pleasant y'know that mix of ginger, cinnamon, kryddnejlika and what
else. It's an old recipe.
I wish for a peaceful christmas, thats all.
