Rigmor Gustafsson is a Swedish jazz singer born in 1966. She studied at Mus… Read Full Bio ↴Rigmor Gustafsson is a Swedish jazz singer born in 1966. She studied at Musikhögskolan (The University of Music) in Stockholm, to continue her studies in Mannes College of Music in New York. In 1995, she formed Rigmor Gustafsson Quintet, to release her first CD "In The Light Of Day" in 1997. With Rigmor Gustafsson Quintet she toured Sweden and Germany at the same time as she was a singing teacher at her former school, Musikhögskolan in Stockholm - a job that she kept between year 1996 and 2000.

Since then, Rigmor Gustafsson has released another five albums (1998's "Plan #46", 2000's "Live På Mosebacke" ("Live At Mosebacke"), 2003's "I Will Wait For You", 2004's "Close To You" and 2006's "On My Way To You"), participated in the Swedish Jazz Festival, aswell as toured Europe, Asia and Australia.

She lives together with Swedish saxophonist Magnus Lindgren.

Medan Du Väntar
Rigmor Gustafsson Lyrics

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Undrar hur glad du är
 undrar hur glad du är 
I huset som är rent
 tickar klockan på försent
du väntar på det sista man gör här
undrar hur glad du är

Undrar hur lätt du ler

 undrar hur lätt du ler
 om solen skiner in 
om den skiner på ditt skinn
 har en vacker dag med sig vad den ska
undrar hur lätt du ler

Kysst och smekt 
vad har du lekt 
din almanackas blad har täckt halva vår stad
medan du väntat

(bass solo)

 Undrar hur nöjd du är 
undrar hur nöjd du är
 himlen är ju god 
med smak av hemmagjord
 men har du smakat allt som bjuds vid detta bord
undrar hur nöjd du är

 Kysst och smekt 
vad har du lekt 
din almanackas blad har täckt halva vår stad
medan du väntat

Kysst och smekt
 vad har du lekt 

din almanackas blad har täckt halva vår stad
medan du väntat

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Rigmor Gustafsson's song, "Medan Du Väntar," talk about a person waiting for something and wondering how happy, satisfied, and content they are with their life. The first two verses use the metaphor of time ticking away while the person waits and wonders about the happiness and ease of the person they are waiting for. The third verse talks about the person's contentment with the things they have experienced, but the implication is that they may not have experienced everything life has to offer. The bass solo is an instrumental break that adds to the dream-like quality of the song.

The lyrics suggest a sense of wistfulness and longing, as the person waiting is curious about the happiness and contentment of the person they are waiting for, and simultaneously questioning their own level of satisfaction. The repeated use of "undrar" or wonder, adds to this sense of yearning and contemplation about the meaning of life and what makes us truly happy.

Overall, the lyrics to "Medan Du Väntar" are both introspective and curious, suggesting a desire to understand the world and experience everything it has to offer.

Line by Line Meaning

Undrar hur glad du är
I wonder how happy you are

I huset som är rent
In the clean house

tickar klockan på försent
the clock ticks too late

du väntar på det sista man gör här
you are waiting for the final thing to be done here

undrar hur glad du är
I wonder how happy you are

Undrar hur lätt du ler
I wonder how lightly you smile

undrar hur lätt du ler
I wonder how lightly you smile

om solen skiner in
if the sun shines in

om den skiner på ditt skinn
if it shines on your skin

har en vacker dag med sig vad den ska
a beautiful day carries with it what it should

undrar hur lätt du ler
I wonder how lightly you smile