Sofia Karlsson (born 1975 in Enskede, Sweden), is a Swedish folk singer. Read Full Bio ↴Sofia Karlsson (born 1975 in Enskede, Sweden), is a Swedish folk singer.

Sofia Karlsson grew up in Enskede, Stockholm. She attended the Folk music dept. of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Between 1998 and 2002 she was a full time member in Swedish folk music act Groupa. In 2002 she released her debut solo album “Folk songs”.

In 2005 she made her public breakthrough with her second album “Svarta ballader” (Black ballads). The album contains her interpretations of the Swedish poet Dan Andersson. The album was in the charts for more than a year and has to date sold 60.000 copies and was rewarded with a Swedish as well as a Danish Grammy.

After touring Sweden for two years she released her third album “Visor från vinden” (Songs from the loft) with its collection of classical songs sung in Swedish but written by poets and musicians such as Baudelaire, Dan Andersson, Fred Åkerström, Peps Persson, Carl Michael Bellman and Evert Taube. The album also contains Karlsson's own version of Boris Vian's The Deserter.

Le Vin des Amants
Sofia Karlsson Lyrics

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I dag дr livet som en drцm
Utan sadel, tyg och tцm
Pе vinets rygg vi rida fort
Till fйers och till gudars ort.

Likt tvenne дnglar burna I
En het delirium-fantasi,
Det fjдrran blе vi hinna skall

Tvдrs genom dagningens kristall.

Mjukt vingen av en storm oss bдr
Likt den I vеra hjдrtan дr,
Rastlцst vi fly, o syster min,
Rastlцst vi fly, o syster min
I mina drцmmars himlar in,
I mina drцmmars himlar in.

I dag дr livet som en drцm
Utan sadel, tyg och tцm
Pе vinets rygg vi rida fort
Till fйers och till gudars ort.

Mjukt vingen av en storm oss bдr
Likt den I vеra hjдrtan дr,
Rastlцst vi fly, o syster min,
Rastlцst vi fly, o syster min

I mina drцmmars himlar in,
I mina drцmmars himlar in.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Sofia Karlsson's song “Le Vin des Amants” describe a dreamlike experience, riding on the back of wine to reach a place beyond reality. The opening lines “I dag дr livet som en drцm Utan sadel, tyg och tцm” (Today life is like a dream without saddle, fabric, and reins) suggest a freeing of restraint and constraint, letting go of control and allowing oneself to be carried away by the sensations of the moment. The imagery of riding on “vinets rygg” (the back of wine) reinforces the idea of surrender to pleasure and to an altered state of consciousness, as the singer and her companion “ride fast to feasts and godly realms”.

As the song progresses, the lyrics become more fantastical and surreal, describing the two riders as “tvдnne дnglar burna i en het delirium-fantasi” (two angels carried in a hot delirium-fantasy) who will reach a distant blue place “tvers genom dagningens kristall” (through the crystal of dawn) in a restless flight towards their own inner heavens. The final lines repeat the opening ones, emphasizing the sense of being here but not entirely here, in a state of suspension between reality and imagination.

Overall, “Le Vin des Amants” is a poetic and enigmatic exploration of the themes of transcendence, intoxication, and escapism. The lyrics evoke a sense of euphoria and liberation from everyday concerns. At the same time, they also suggest a yearning for an elusive place beyond the reach of ordinary experience, a place of pure sensation and feeling.

Line by Line Meaning

I dag дr livet som en drцm
Today life feels like a dream

Utan sadel, tyg och tцm
Without saddle, fabric or reins

Pе vinets rygg vi rida fort
On the back of wine we ride fast

Till fйers och till gudars ort.
To the realm of feasts and gods

Likt tvenne дnglar burna I
Like two angels we are carried

En het delirium-fantasi,
A hot delirious fantasy

Det fjдrran blе vi hinna skall
We will reach the distant blue

Tvдrs genom dagningens kristall.
Across the crystal of dawn

Mjukt vingen av en storm oss bдr
Softly the wing of a storm carries us

Likt den I vеra hjдrtan дr,
Like the one in our hearts

Rastlцst vi fly, o syster min,
Restlessly we fly, oh my sister