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Lille katt

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"Lille katt"
Song
from the album Astrid Lindgrens Emil i Lönneberga
Released1971 (1971)
Genrechildren's song
Composer(s)Georg Riedel
Lyricist(s)Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren in 1924

"Lille katt" (English: Little cat) is a Swedish children's song. The lyrics were written by the author Astrid Lindgren. The music was composed by Georg Riedel.

It appears in the 1972 film Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga.

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Recordings

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An early recording was done on 1971 album Astrid Lindgrens Emil i Lönneberga.[1] The song has also been recorded by Lisa Nilsson (1999)[2] and Siw Malmkvist and Tove Malmkvist[3] The song was also recorded by Wooffisarna & Lill-Babs on 1980 album Wooffisarna & Lill-Babs.[4] In 1991, the song was recorded in Persian by Simin Habibi, as "Gurba-ji kucik".[5]

German singer-songwriter Lena Meyer-Landrut recorded Lille katt for her third studio album Stardust in 2012 as a hidden track.

References

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  1. ^ "Astrid Lindgrens Emil i Lönneberga" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1971. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Barn på nytt" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1999. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Guldkorn" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2003. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Wooffisarna & Lill-Babs" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1980. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Sånger för smått folk = Tarana-ha-yi kudakan" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1991. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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