"Blåveispiken" is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

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Arne Paasche Aasen Arne Paasche Aasen (18 June 1901 – 1 November 1978) was a Norwegian politician, journalist and poet, who worked for the labour movement. He was born in Steinkjer as a son of teacher and politician Augusta Aasen, née Paasche (1878–1920) and t ...

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Kurt Foss Kurt Foss (1 January 1925 – 17 October 1991) was a Norwegian composer, singer and vaudeville artist. Biography He was born in Bergen, and together with Reidar Bøe Kurt Foss created the hugely popular duo "Radiofantomene" ("The Radio Phantoms ...

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Reidar Bøe Reidar Bøe (7 May 1921 – 9 August 1969) was a Norwegian singer and composer. He was born in Bergen, and is known for his collaboration with Kurt Foss. He made his stage debut at Den nationale scene in 1939, and also participated in radio s ...

. Foss and Bøe recorded the song in 1950. The record was a great success, and sold 100,000 items. The song was a popular hit in

Norwegian radio There are many radio stations in Norway. For a more comprehensive list see List of Norwegian-language radio stations. Norway is in the process of transitioning all radio stations away from FM broadcasting to Digital Audio Broadcasting only. The cou ...

in the 1950s. The lyrics centers on the narrator on one of his regular walks when he stayed with his friends at Tyrihauen, Røyse. He wrote the song to the daughter, Mette-Lise (Misse) Lamer Who was five years old. She offers him a bunch of liverwort flowers which she just has gathered.

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