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Evert Taube (International) assertion Evert Taube i(7712474 works by) (a.k.a. Evert Axel Taube)
This international person is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Born: Established: 12 Mar 1890 Goteborg,
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Sweden,
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Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 31 Jan 1976 Stockholm,
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Sweden,
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Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
Heritage: Swedish
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1 1 Himlajord (International) assertion Evert Taube , 1937 single work lyric/song

'Himlajord' expresses the pioneer and settler drive to succeed in the new country and celebrates Hallänningars energy. The song also considers a theological question relating to the origins of the land (or soil) - did it come from the mountains or from heaven? Taube's inspiration for the song, Swedish immigrant Gustaf Löfgren, argues that the soil is from heaven. Taube humbly disagrees and suggests a concept he heard while visiting Argentina. Neither man resolves this dispute, Taube notes, however, that Löfgren believed that his prosperity had been supported by celestial intervention.

In the song Taube changes several names in order to fit the rhythm of the music. The most notable of these changes are Löfgren's given name (which becomes John) and Crimson Creek (the real waterway having been called Cameron's Creek).
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