| Sol, vind och vatten | |
| Cover: | SolVindochVattenLenaAndersson.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lena Andersson |
| A-Side: | "Sol, vind och vatten" |
| B-Side: | "Nu kommer kvällen" |
| Released: | October 1972 |
| Genre: | Schlager, Vispop |
| Label: | Polar |
| Producer: | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus Stig Anderson[1] |
| Chronology: | Lena Andersson |
| Prev Title: | Better To Have Loved (Than Never Loved At All) |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | "Söderjäntans söndag"' |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
Sol, vind och vatten (in Swedish ˈsuːl ˈvɪnːd ɔ ˈvǎtːɛn/, "Sun, wind and water") is a song written by Swedish lyricist Kenneth Gärdestad and composer Ted Gärdestad. First recorded by Lena Andersson, the song was released as a single in October 1972.[2] Ted Gärdestad recorded the song for his 1973 album Ted.[3]
By the second verse, the birth of Jesus is apparent, but in Sweden the song is strongly associated with the summertime and not Christmastime. Many people interpret dig "you" as a human being, and not God or Jesus.
Later during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, the term Sol, vind och vatten became associated with the issue of energy politics, with protests against nuclear power yelling:
A Framåt fredag version, written by Peter Sundblad and Lars Gunnar Övermyr, was also called Sol, vind & vatten, but actually had an energy political theme.[4]