Åsa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County,… Read Full Bio ↴Åsa Tindra Jinder (born 9 October 1963 in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm County, Sweden is a Swedish nyckelharpa player, composer, producer, songwriter, author and lecturer. She has scored album chart successes in Sweden.
She lives in Stockholm. 2006-2017 she lived in Acktjära outside Bollnäs, Hälsingland. She has worked as an artist and toured since 1979.
Åsa Jinder is the daughter of the engineer, musician and author Curt Einar Jinder and Astrid Edström. Jinder studied for the key harpist Mats Kuoppala (later Liljeholm) for two years before she in 1979 became Sweden's youngest national fiddler of all time on the key harp, 15 years old. A year later, she debuted with the album Åsa Jinder plays the key harp .
She studied at Vadstena Folk High School 1982–1983 and Birkagården Folk High School 1983–1984. In 1988 she got 5 plus in Aftonbladet by Lasse Anrell for the album Stilla ro och nær . That same year, she played solo at the Nobel party .
In 1995 , Jinder played in the Norwegian group Secret Garden with the winning song " Nocturne " during the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin . That same year, together with Susanne Alfvengren and Marianne Flynner , she wrote the football song " Det är nu! " For Sweden's women's national football team before the World Cup . She also appeared as an actress in a small role in Bille August's film adaptation of Les Misérables (1998). In 1999, she played for and received an audience with the Japanese emperor during his state visit to Sweden.
In 2000 , Jinder sold gold and platinum records for Folkmusik på Svenska . The album sold 95,000 copies. "Of longing for you" became this year's song on the Swedish top . In 2002 she received a gold record for Faith Hope and Love . In 2005, she became an ambassador for ECPAT .
In 2010, Jinder played the role of Miss Hanigan in an amateur production of the musical Annie on Hälsingland's cultural scene in Alfta , Hälsingland . In the summer of 2011, her own musical It Happened in Hårga premiered in Kilafors in Hälsingland, an outdoor theater that was played from three stages and where Jinder was responsible for both script and music, direction and production and had one of the main roles. The following year it was played in Acktjära .
Between 2011 and 2014, she sat on the Swedish Cultural Council .

Vem var jag
Åsa Jinder Lyrics

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Vem får den kärlek jag aldrig närde
Vem får den ro, den som jag längtat så
Vem får den närhet, den som jag lärde
Var tröst för smärta för en vilsen sorg

Vem får din saknad, den som jag önskat
Vem får din dröm, din längtans ömma röst
Vem får de orden så ömsint sagda

Så vilset sökande ur lust till tröst

Vem var jag för dig
Vad såg du i mig
Någon som längtar en öppen famn
Du ville känna
Min vilsna längtan
Du tog emot den men försvann

Nu står jag ensam och skammen bränner
Det är så svårt att skilja natt från dag
I detta mörker blir allt jag känner
Så mycket starkare än hjärtats slag

Vem var jag för dig
Vad såg du i mig
Någon som längtar en öppen famn
Du ville känna
Min vilsna längtan
Du tog emot den men försvann

Du ville känna

Min vilsna längtan
Du tog emot den men försvann

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Åsa Jinder's song "Vem var jag" explore themes of lost love, longing, and the pain of separation. The song reflects on the emotions one feels when a relationship ends and questions who will receive the love, peace, and closeness that were once shared. It expresses a yearning for someone who could provide solace and comfort during times of pain and sadness.

The lyrics highlight the singer's desire to know who will now receive the missing, the dreams, and the tender words that were once shared between them. It portrays a sense of confusion and hurt, as the singer tries to understand their place in the eyes of the person they cared for deeply. The lines "Who was I to you, what did you see in me?" express a longing for validation and understanding, as they seek to comprehend the reasons for the other person's departure.

The final verses convey a sense of loneliness and shame that lingers after the relationship ends. The singer struggles to differentiate between night and day, symbolizing the difficulty of moving on and finding clarity amidst the darkness of heartbreak. The emotions felt in this darkness become even stronger than the beating of their own heart.

Overall, this song delves into the feelings of loss, longing, and the search for meaning in the aftermath of a failed relationship. It captures the pain and confusion experienced when someone who once seemed like a refuge suddenly disappears, leaving behind a void in the singer's heart.

Line by Line Meaning

Vem får den kärlek jag aldrig närde
Who receives the love that I never nourished

Vem får den ro, den som jag längtat så
Who receives the peace that I have longed for so much

Vem får den närhet, den som jag lärde
Who receives the closeness that I taught

Var tröst för smärta för en vilsen sorg
To be a comfort for pain and a lost sorrow

Vem får din saknad, den som jag önskat
Who receives your longing, the one I wished for

Vem får din dröm, din längtans ömma röst
Who receives your dream, your tender voice of longing

Vem får de orden så ömsint sagda
Who receives those words spoken so tenderly

Så vilset sökande ur lust till tröst
So aimlessly searching for solace

Vem var jag för dig
Who was I to you

Vad såg du i mig
What did you see in me

Någon som längtar en öppen famn
Someone longing for an open embrace