Story Behind The Song

In Denmark and Sweden the 23rd of June is celebrated with bonfires along the water. And people sing midsummer songs. This is an original midsummer song in English. It is not a translation.

Song Description

In June the flowers bloom and days get longer. On midsummer night, the shortest night of the year, the sun turns,, and the days start to get shorter. Fall will come and the august sky is full of stars.

Lyrics

In June when all the flowers bloom
In gardens, woods and fields
And weeds grow tall along the roads.
When days are long and full of sun
And nights are short and warm
The sun shines longer every day
But we know that it cannot stay
At summer solstice it must turn
And every day will cede to night
The minutes gained through spring.


As summer wanes and fall grows near
The dark of night grows darker.
The August moon is huge and red
It seems to want to compensate
For the retreating sun.
And all across the August nights
The broad swath of the milky way
Shows off its multitude of stars
And streaks of gold criss cross the dark***
When stars fall off the sky