Balladen om Fredrik Åkare och den söta fröken Cecilia Lind

Details

Description

This is a song I have loved as far as I can recall. I just learned today that It is a cover of an old English folk tune "Monday Morning". Swedish lyrics are written by the great Swedish (yes Holland, we claim him) troubadour Cornelis Vreeswijk.
Here is an English translation of the Swedish version:

From Öckerö barn, sounds accordion and bass
the full moon is shining as if made of glass.
There dances Fredrik Åkare, cheek to cheek
with the young maiden, Cecilia Lind
 
She dances, eyes closed, so close to him
He leads and she follows, according to his whim
He leads and she follows, as light as the wind
But why are you blushing, Cecilia Lind..
 
Is it because what Fredrik said:
Your smell is so good, and your dancing so dab
Your bosom so round, and your waste is so thin
What a beauty yo are, Cecilia Lind
 
When the dance was over they walked hand in hand.
He walked her home in the mild summer night
When they stopped at her gate, she turned ‘round and smiled
I want to be kissed, said Cecilia Lind
 
Shame on you, Fredrik, you’re too old for her
Cecilia Lind, she is almost a child
Pure as a flower, as shy as a doe
Soon I'll turn 17, said Cecilia Lind
 
The stars they kept wandering, the hours went by
And Fredrik is as old, as the moon is new
Yes, Fredrik is old, but love is blind
Oh, kiss me again, said Cecilia Lind