Dunja,_du

Dunja, du

Dunja, du

1966 song by Wolfgang Roloff

"Dunja, du" is originally a West German schlager song, written by Wolfgang Roloff and Hans Hee. In 1966, it was recorded by Ronny (Wolfgang Roloff)[1]

Quick Facts Song by Wolfgang Roloff, Language ...

Keld Heick wrote a Danish text entitled "Vi ska' gå hånd i hånd" which became popular in Denmark in 1968. Keld Heick recorded the song with his group Keld & The Donkeys [da].

Bengt Sundström translated the Danish text into Swedish as "Vi ska gå hand i hand", copyright credited 1966.[2] With these lyrics, Gunnar Wiklund recorded the song, releasing it as a single in 1967 with "Jag ser en värld" acting as B-side.[3] His version became a major Svensktoppen hit for 20 weeks between 14 April-25 August 1968, topping the chart for four weeks.[4]

With these lyrics, the song was also recorded by Vikingarna on the 1999 album Kramgoa låtar 1999.[5]

The piece as translated by Pertti Reponen and recorded by Tapani Kansa with the name "Käymme yhdessä ain" was one of the most popular songs in Finland in the sixties.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Ronny Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    "Vi ska gå hand i hand" (in Swedish). Svenskt visarkiv. 1966. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Vi ska gå hand i hand" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1967. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1968. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Kramgoa låtar 1999" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1999. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Ask librarian" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Äänitetietokanta" (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 August 2021.



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