Dunja, du

"Dunja, du" is originally a West German schlager song, written by Wolfgang Roloff and Hans Hee. In 1966, it was recorded by Ronny (Wolfgang Roloff)[1]

"Dunja, du"
Song by Wolfgang Roloff
LanguageGerman
Released1966
Genreschlager
Songwriter(s)Wolfgang Roloff, Hans Hee

Keld Heick wrote a Danish text entitled "Vi ska' gå hånd i hånd" which became popular in Denmark in 1968. Keld Heick recorded the song with his group Keld & The Donkeys.

Bengt Sundström translated the Danish text into Swedish as "Vi ska gå hand i hand", copyright credited 1966.[2] With these lyrics, Gunnar Wiklund recorded the song, releasing it as a single in 1967 with "Jag ser en värld" acting as B-side.[3] His version became a major Svensktoppen hit for 20 weeks between 14 April-25 August 1968, topping the chart for four weeks.[4]

With these lyrics, the song was also recorded by Vikingarna on the 1999 album Kramgoa låtar 1999.[5]

References
  1. Ronny Archived 2014-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Vi ska gå hand i hand" (in Swedish). Svenskt visarkiv. 1966. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. "Vi ska gå hand i hand" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1967. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  4. "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1968. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. "Kramgoa låtar 1999" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1999. Retrieved 12 May 2011.


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