The jury's reasoning: The lyrics on Thilda Bøe's legacy range widely. They can be angry, hurtful, caring and not least funny, both about each other and at the same time. The songs are lifted by sharp and original observations about what it means to be what one might call "in the middle of life, in the middle of the country". The lyrics to the work Treskærjenj convey […]
/ 23/12/2022 / Kristian DugstadThe jury's reasoning:
The lyrics on Thilda Bøe's legacy range widely. They can be angry, hurtful, caring and not least funny, both about each other and at the same time. The songs are lifted by sharp and original observations about what it means to be what one might call "in the middle of life, in the middle of the country". The lyrics to the work Treskærjenjing convey both heartwarming and sadness, with lines like: "He has started collecting beers/lined up bottles and cans on a damn long shelf/Now people have to come down and watch/Life is in a good phase". Spleselag/Waldorf salad carries a great irritation about something as strange as Waldorf salad at bring-a-dish gatherings. Thus, we are suddenly in the midst of clammy relationships and small-town claustrophobia. Lyricist Frank Tønnesen, known as Tønes, is a master at taking the everyday, close and recognizable as a starting point, and through this, bringing out something deeper and greater in people's lives.