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Vidvinkel​-​stev (The Photographers)

from Live in Telemark by Andy Irvine & Lillebjørn Nilsen

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lyrics

Det var ein tidleg morgon at eg gjekk i skogen inn.
Eg fann ei edel kvinne der med rose-raude kinn.
Eg sa:" Kva gjer ei møy som deg i svarte skogen her?"
"Eg tek snap-shots med mitt kamera!" sa ho då eg kom nær.

"Det er ein merke-dag det her, mi kjære møy!" sa eg.
"For eg er og ein fotograf med same mål som deg."
Så fekk ho ta min Nikon F i hennar kvite hand.
Ho sa: "Så flott eit apparat du har, min gode mann!"

Mitt kamera lika ho så vel, at utan ventetid
så opna ho den fløyel kledte kamera-veska si.
"Slikt utstyr har eg aldri sett, mi kjære møy..." sa eg.
"Lat meg få dra stativet ut, så tek vi same veg."

Så knipsa vi mot solefall og så mot låvedør.
Uvande vinklar fann vi flust som ikkje var funne før.
Ho hadde open blendar og lang eksponeringstid.
Eg hadde farga filter på mitt tele-objektiv.

Slikt lag med film og kamera har eg aldri sett, min ven!
Ho hadd'kje før fått rullen ut så var ho budd igjen.
Og når til sist eg såg at det var slutt på filmen min,
- så fanga ho oss både inn med sjølutløysar'n sin.

Ho sa: "Eg har hatt Kodak. Eg har hatt ein Hasselblad.
Pentax og Minolta tykte eg var nokså bra.
Yashika og Olympus kunne også godt gå an.
Men å knipsa med din Nikon F var topp, min gode mann!"

Well early Saturday morning, I was strolling in the wood
I came upon a lady who by the wayside stood
And what, pray tell, would such a lass as you be doing here?
I've come to take some photographs, said she as I drew near

Said I to her, I do declare, this is a fateful day
For I have come to photograph, the same as you did say
Then I took out my Nikon-F and placed it in her hand
She said that's quite a camera, sir, you have at your command

My camera so delighted her, she could no more delay
She let me see her camera case, wherein her accessories lay
I'm sure, she said, you have most everything that can be bought
Just let me stretch my tripod out before I take some shots

We photographed from haylofts, and up against the wall
If you've not shot on Saturday night, you've not photographed at all
She had her shutter open wide, for daylight was all gone
Likewise my naked camera lens, it had its filter on

This lady had experience with cameras, yes, indeed
And I thought her exposures the best I'd ever seen
Although she seemed to tire not as on and on we went
I said I'll have to stop now, my film supply is spent

She said I've had Mirandas, Yashicas and Rolleis
Hasselblad and Pentax, likewise a Polaroid
Fujica, Canon, Nikkormat, a Kodak and the rest
But now I've seen your Nikon-F, and surely it's the best

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from Live in Telemark, released June 18, 2021
Composed by Grit Laskin & Lillebjørn Nilsen

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Irish singer-songwriter and traditional musician. He plays bouzouki, mandola, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica and sometimes guitar.

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