Arvingarna is a band from Gothenburg, Sweden that started in 1989.
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They had their break-thrugh when they won the Swedish version of the Eurovision song contest in 1993 with the song "Eloise" and got to participate in the european final.

The members are Lars, Casper and the brothers Kim and Tommy.
Casper Dennis Janebrink is born 2 January 1970 in Partille outside Gothenburg.
Tommy Konrad Carlsson is born 7 August 1968 in Gothenburg.
Kim Göran Carlsson is born 20 mars 1972 in Gothenburg.
Lars Elis "Lasseman" Larsson is born 26 february 1972 in Diseröd outside Kungälv.

The Swedish word "arvingarna" means "the heirs" and the name comes from the fact that several of the band's members have fathers that also play in bands.

Eurovision Song Contest 1993 - Millstreet
Entry for Sweden

Performer: Arvingarna
Song title: Eloïse
Song writer(s): Gert Lengstrand
Song composer(s): Lasse Holm

Sang in Position: 13
Final Position: 7
Total Points: 89

The small city of Millstreet, Ireland, was the host for this year's Eurovision Song Contest. 1993 was the first year to feature a pre-qualifying heat for Eastern European countries. In the run-up to the contest, the European Broadcasting Union started to take into account how many potential countries would apply to enter the contest. The dissolution of the Eastern bloc and the disintegration of Yugoslavia created many new potential applicants. Because of that, seven countries from Eastern Europe had to participate in a preliminary heat called Kvalifikacija za Millstreet in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on the 3rd of April, in order to go to the final night of the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest. Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia and Croatia made it through the preliminary heat and made their debut in the song contest as independent nations. Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Estonia had to wait till the following year to be eligible to enter Europe's biggest musical event.

Ireland had their second victory in a row with the song In Your Eyes performed by Niamh Kavanagh who shot to fame due to the original soundtrack to the movie The Commitments. After a nailbiting finish, Niamh managed to keep the entry from the United Kingdom second with the very last vote. The UK entry Better The Devil You Know by Sonia was seen by many as the favorite to win, as Sonia had had some international hits with the legendary producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman.

The venue for the 1993 contest was very unusual - it was a hall normally used for horse auctions in the tiny town of Millstreet, near Cork. The contestants complained they were in the middle of nowhere with not a pub in sight. However, the Irish audience made up for this inconvenience as they enthusiastically welcomed all participating nations and also gave a special warm reception for the entry from Bosnia & Herzegovina - a country in a state of war in 1993.

Himlen måste gråta
Arvingarna Lyrics

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Som en ängel ser jag dig
Och varje gång du ler mot mig
Så tänker jag, himlen måste gråta.
En gudinna, änglalik och jag vill ha dig i mitt liv
För alltid, himlen får förlåta.

Flyg aldrig bort från mig
För jag behöver dig

Så vart än vinden bär
Säg att du stannar här

Dina ögons eget språk
Ett skimrande kaleidoskåp
Får stjärnorna nästan att försvinna
Dina läppar smakar vin
Ditt hår bär doften av jasmin
Du är för mig kärlekens gudinna

Flyg aldrig bort från mig
För jag behöver dig
Så vart än vinden bär
Säg att du stannar här

Varför du har kommit ner
Och gjort mitt liv till mycket mer
Än drömmar är för mig en gåta
Som en ängel ser jag dig

Och varje gång du ler mot mig
Så tänker jag: Himlen måste gråta

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Arvingarna's song "Himlen måste gråta" speak of the singer's admiration and love for a woman who they see as an angel or goddess. The singer is in awe of this woman and believes that even the heavens must cry in joy at the sight of her. The singer pleads with this woman to never leave them as they need her, and finds wonder and mystery in her presence. This song is a beautiful tribute to the power of love and the way it transforms a person's world.

The opening lines of the song draw on the image of an angel, a common motif in romantic poetry and song. By describing the woman as an angel, the singer is suggesting that there is something otherworldly about her, something that transcends the realm of ordinary human experience. The phrase "himlen måste gråta" (heaven must cry) could be interpreted in a number of ways - perhaps the singer means to say that the woman is so beautiful that even the heavens weep at the sight of her, or maybe they are suggesting that the woman's presence makes the singer feel so joyous that it feels like a divine intervention.

Throughout the song, there is a sense of both urgency and wonder. The singer seems almost overwhelmed by the intensity of their feelings for this woman, and yet they can't help but be drawn in by her beauty and mystery. The reference to the woman's "skimrande kaleidoskåp" (shimmering kaleidoscope) suggests that there is something endlessly fascinating and complex about her, something that the singer can never entirely unravel. Despite this, the singer is clearly deeply in love with this woman, and concludes with the line "du är för mig kärlekens gudinna" (you are to me the goddess of love).

Line by Line Meaning

Som en ängel ser jag dig
I see you like an angel

Och varje gång du ler mot mig
And every time you smile at me

Så tänker jag, himlen måste gråta.
I think that the sky must cry

En gudinna, änglalik och jag vill ha dig i mitt liv
A goddess, angelic, and I want you in my life

För alltid, himlen får förlåta.
Forever, the sky can forgive

Flyg aldrig bort från mig
Never fly away from me

För jag behöver dig
Because I need you

Så vart än vinden bär
So wherever the wind blows

Säg att du stannar här
Say that you'll stay here

Dina ögons eget språk
Your eyes have their own language

Ett skimrande kaleidoskåp
A shimmering kaleidoscope