Released 1984 Writer(s) Karin Gustafsson Language Swedish | Genre dansband Composer(s) Karin Gustafsson | |
"Den lilla fågeln"
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Den lilla fågeln is a song written by Karin Gustafsson, and originally released by Stig Lorentz on 1984 album Räck ut din hand.
Stefan Borsch covered the song, scoring a Svensktoppen hit for 20 weeks between 29 November 1987-17 April 1988
In 1989 the song was covered by Thord Åhman on the album På väg 3.
Säwes also recorded the song in 1987, as Luffarpojken with lyrics by Paul Sahlin. Jirix also recorded the song as Luffarpojken, on the 1989 album Hemmets jord.
With the song title "Den lilla fågeln", the lyrics tell the story of a girl named "Lena", who is sleeping a Sunday morning when being wakened up by a bird appearing next to her window looking for food, and she wants to let the bird in, but not rob the bird on its freedom. The "Luffarpojken" version describes a vagabond boy, on the run from an orphanage.