Frida Ånnevik (born 1984) is a Norwegian vocalist, musician, composer and l… Read Full Bio ↴Frida Ånnevik (born 1984) is a Norwegian vocalist, musician, composer and lyricist. She was awarded Grappa Music’s “New Artist Prize” in 2009 and released her first record, Synlige hjerteslag, in November 2010. Ånnevik herself describes her music as “pop in an open landscape”, with references to the singer/songwriter genre, rock, jazz, folk music and soul.

Ånnevik grew up in Ridabu, near Hamar, and was involved in music and theatre during her formative years. In the spring of 2009 she produced a demo with her own songs, and sent it to Grappa Music. This resulted in her receiving the fourth “New Artist Prize” from Grappa Music, following in the footsteps of Siri Nilsen, Gjermund Larsen and Valkyrien Allstars. The jury gave the following ground for awarding the prize to Ånnevik. Ånnevik’s first record, Synlige hjerteslag, was formed together with producer Andreas Mjøs (Jaga Jazzist, Adjagas, Susanna and the Magical Orchestra). It was voted the best Norwegian-language album of the year by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s programme “Norsk på Norsk” on the radio station P1, and was featured on lists of the year’s best albums by the TV show “Lydverket” and the newspaper Vårt Land, among others. She presented a very successful concert at the By:Larm festival in 2011, and was the opening act for the artist Odd Nordstoga in several of Norway’s largest cities. Her singles “Strået” and “Snubletråd” were in heavy rotation on the P1 radio programme in 2011. Ånnevik was nominated for a Spellemannspris, the Norwegian Grammy, both as newcomer of the year and in the folk category. She was also the first winner of the “Lyspunkt” award, which was newly established by the Norwegian Lyricist Fund for a first album, and received the Vidar Sandbeck Cultural Award, “Regnbågåbrua”.

In 2012 she received glowing reviews for a joint concert tour throughout south-eastern Norway together with the group Narum, among others, called “Trassviser og Tordenskrell”, a sort of Norwegian dialect version of the Rolling Thunder Revue of the 1970s. Later that year she participated in a project based on the works of poet Hans Børli together with the band “In the Country”, the duet “Akurat hær, akurat nå” together with the artist Ravi, and the song “Revevise” on a tribute album to Thorbjørn Egner, Vi har den ære. She collaborated with Andreas Mjøs on the song “Magefølelsen” for the documentary Beretninger om begynnelser, which was aired on TV2 in the spring of 2012.

Frida Ånnevik’s second album, "Ville Ord", was released in September 2013.
http://fridaannevik.no/

Ved sida av deg
Frida Ånnevik Lyrics

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Du trenger ikke meg
Når vi går et sted
Så kunne du like gjerne
Gått dit alene

Ditt lette tråkk
Er helt enkelt nok
Det er det som gjør at jeg

Vil gå ved sida av deg

Ved sida av deg
Ved sida av deg
Her ved sida av deg
Her går jeg

Du levner ingen tvil
Om hvor vi skal hen
Aldri flau og forlegen
Bare helt din egen

Jeg kunne fortsatt
Men vet at
Noe ved deg lar jeg stå
Det jeg ikke helt får taket på

Noe ved deg
Noe ved deg
Slo seg ned i meg
Noe ved deg
Du vil se at jeg spør meg fram
Tar meg fram
Går meg vil
Og tida som går foran oss
Ser seg over skuldra
Og får et lurt blikk
Fra hu jeg går ved sida av

Ved sida av deg
Ved sida av deg
Her ved sida av deg
Her går jeg

Her går jeg
Her går jeg

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Frida Ånnevik's "Ved Sida Av Deg" suggest that the singer is accompanying someone on a walk, but feels like they are not really needed. The person they are walking with seems to know exactly where they are going and has a light step that is enough to guide the singer to stay by their side. The lyrics are repetitive, emphasizing the importance of being by this person's side. The repetition builds up to the final, almost jubilant chorus, where the singer declares that they will continue walking with this person, wherever they may go.

The singer seems content to just be walking with this person, even though they feel like they are not crucial to the journey. There's something about this person that the singer simply cannot let go of, even though they don't quite understand it. The repetition of the lyrics, especially in the chorus, reinforces the idea that there's something intangible drawing the singer to this person. It's a love song, but not necessarily in the traditional sense. It's more about the comfort and contentment that can come from simply being with someone.

Line by Line Meaning

Du trenger ikke meg
You don't need me

Når vi går et sted
When we go somewhere

Så kunne du like gjerne
You might as well

Gått dit alene
Have gone there alone

Ditt lette tråkk
Your light step

Er helt enkelt nok
Is simply enough

Det er det som gjør at jeg
It's what makes me

Vil gå ved sida av deg
Want to walk beside you

Ved sida av deg
Beside you

Her ved sida av deg
Here beside you

Her går jeg
I'm walking here