Anna Järvinen moved as a six-year-old with her mother to Stockholm. She sang in the Swedish popgroup Granada from the mid-90's up until their split in 2003.[1] After having been refused by several record companies[2] she at last released her debut album Jag fick feeling in November 2007 with the record company Häpna. The album was nominated for four grammis and was hailed by the press. The album also gained attention in Järvinen's country of birth and she toured both Finland and Sweden in the autumn of 2007 and spring/summer of 2008.[3]
In 2009 Anna Järvinen's second album Man var bland molnen was released and nominated for three grammis. Just as her debut this album was also hailed by critics. The music critic Jan Gradvall wrote in his review that "Anna Järvinen here climbs forth as one of Sweden's most original and talented artists."[4] The same year she sang a duet with Olle Ljungström on his album Sju and in December 2009 released a hit with Melody Club called "I Don't Believe in Angels".
5 February 2010 she was a guest artist in SVT's På spåret. In November 2010 she collaborated on a tribute album to the poet Sonja Åkesson with the two composed poems "O, ur Hästens öga" and "Ajajaj".[5] During the Grammis Gala 2011 Järvinen performed together with Nina Kinert, Karla-Thérèse Kjellvander and The Rockridge Brothers Håkan Hellströms "Vid protesfabrikens stängsel". In 2011 she released her third album Anna Själv Tredje. In 2011 she also collaborated with Finnish artist Olavi Uusivirta and released the Finnish-language song "Nuori ja kaunis" which became a big hit in Finland.
On 9 November 2011 it was revealed that Järvinen was due to compete with the song "Porslin" in Melodifestivalen 2012.[6] For unknown reasons the song didn't end up competing that year and was replaced by David Lindgren's song "Shout It Out". But SVT later revealed that the song will be competing in the 2013 edition of Melodifestivalen instead.[7]
Anna Järvinen also works as an art teacher and English teacher at the Käppala school in Lidingö.
götgatan
Anna Järvinen Lyrics
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och jag gick där mitt i våren den lyckan var kort
för in kom du och var vackrare än vad
jag någonsin sett dig vara
Jag låtsas att jag är på väg till dig
och det här, här är tåget som tar mig hem till dig
det är åkej
du behöver inte titta mot mig
eller säga någonting stort nej
Jag tänkte ta och säga någonting till dig
sluta helst inte titta som du gör på mig
du verkar kunna göra allting till något
du gör sommaren til saknad och sedan gör du
varje höst till snöstorm på Götgatan i mig
Kom hämta mig här dör jag säkert
snart det måste väl vara uppenbart
att somligt händer utan att verka väldigt smart
och utan att lämna världen som den var
The lyrics to Anna Järvinen's song "götgatan" speak of a moment in time when the singer was walking in the sun and feeling content, until someone came along and disrupted that peace. The person who interrupted her was the subject of the singer's affections, and upon seeing them, the singer could only think of going to see them. She creates a fantasy in her mind where she is on her way to visit this person, and the journey is a peaceful one. She doesn't need any grand gestures or speeches from them when she arrives, just their presence is enough to make her happy.
The second verse sees the singer attempting to talk to this person, but they feel nervous and unsure of what to say. They ask the person not to stare at them like they are and tell them that they have the ability to turn every season into a memory of Götgatan (a street in Stockholm). The final verse sees the singer begging for the person to come and get them from where they are because they feel lost without them. They acknowledge that sometimes, things happen without reason and without consequence, but that the world will never be the same again.
Interestingly, the lyrics to "götgatan" were written by Anna Järvinen's brother, Andreas Mattsson. The song was released on Järvinen's third album entitled "Anna Själv Tredje," which was a tribute album to the late Swedish singer-songwriter and poet, Olle Ljungström. The album was released in 2009 and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. The title of the album translates to "Anna Herself Third" and is a reference to Ljungström's album "Olle själv tredje" from 1992.
Line by Line Meaning
Och jag gick i solen utan att sakna något
I walked in the sun without missing anything
och jag gick där mitt i våren den lyckan var kort
I walked there in the middle of spring, the happiness was short
för in kom du och var vackrare än vad jag någonsin sett dig vara
Then you came in and were more beautiful than I've ever seen you before
Jag låtsas att jag är på väg till dig
I pretend that I'm on my way to you
och det här, här är tåget som tar mig hem till dig
And this here is the train that takes me home to you
det är åkej
It's okay
jag ska bara vara hos dig
I just want to be with you
du behöver inte titta mot mig
You don't need to look at me
eller säga någonting stort nej
Or say anything big, no
Jag tänkte ta och säga någonting till dig
I thought about saying something to you
sluta helst inte titta som du gör på mig
Please don't stop looking at me the way you do
du verkar kunna göra allting till något
You seem to be able to turn everything into something
du gör sommaren til saknad och sedan gör du
You turn summer into longing and then you
varje höst till snöstorm på Götgatan i mig
Turn every fall into a snowstorm on Götgatan in me
Kom hämta mig här dör jag säkert
Come pick me up here, I'll surely die
snart det måste väl vara uppenbart
Soon it must be obvious
att somligt händer utan att verka väldigt smart
That some things happen without seeming very smart
och utan att lämna världen som den var
And without leaving the world the way it was
Contributed by Camilla C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@agnesahman
Åh, vad fint det är. Hon är underbar!
@MrDavidiscae
La la laaaaaa la la lalala and more la la Laaaaaa la lolailo la laaaa.
This song made my Day!
@jooni90
jag älskar videon. den är så lung. och sången är så fin!
@hubbagubba1234
Min gamla lärare!! :D hon var fan bäst
@JOPSU72
Ei ole mun juttu. Mikä tässä horinassa voisi kolahtaa.
@jooni90
va vackert
@majkenkarlsson2500
and i walked in the sun without missing anything and i walked there in the middle of spring without missing anything . that hapiness was short because you came by and was more beatiful than i have ever seen you. i pretend to be on my way home to you, and this is the train that brings me home to you
@bosse66
Vilket språk sjunger hon på? Jag har svårt att uppfatta texten.
@laaban
är det? vilken skola?
@88stooge
nån som har ackorden?