The original version is called La première étoile (The First Star, Den första stjärnan) and I fell in love with it when I heard it done by Mireille Mathieu. It was Stikkan (Anderson) who wrote the Swedish lyrics.


    A Song And A Story
    ~ En sång och en saga ~

    How the world is changing, how fast the time goes by
    You dreamt of doing so many things that never got done
    A summer turns to winter, they keep taking turns
    You drown in the memories of years that have disappeared
    Your childhood is bathed in the light of memories
    You remember episodes - a street, a house!

    A song and a story is what our lives are
    A song and a story, a short pastime
    A song and a story which is all about me
    A song and a story - but also about you!

    We dream of spring and when it is here,
    Spring turns out to be just an illusion.
    Our youth is so short, a summer, a dance
    The years quickly chase us and the light fades!

    A song and a story is what our lives are
    A song and a story, a short pastime
    A song and a story which is all about me
    A song and a story which is all about me
    A song and a story - but also about you!

    A song and a story is what our lives are
    A song and a story, a short pastime
    A song and a story which is all about me
    A song and a story - but also about you!