Povel Ramel

Musical career

Ramel's songs are noted for their humor and drastic wordplay. He has written at least one song in English, "The Sukiyaki Syndrome", about a visit in a Japanese restaurant.

His first hit was in 1944 with his song "Johanssons boogie-woogie-vals" (Johansson's boogie voogie waltz). Other songs include: "Tjo va de va livat i holken i lördags" (Whoopee what it was bustle in the birdhouse at Saturday), "Sorglösa brunn" (Light-hearted well, a play on the real Ramlösa), "Karl Nilsson", "Jag diggar dig" (I dig you), "Varför är där ingen is till punschen? "(Why is there no ice in the Punsch?), "Det skulle aldrig delfinerna göra" (That would never the Dolphins do), "De sista entusiasterna" (the last fanatics).

Nearly all songs are funny, but there are some that are worth considering. Like this text from "Underbart är kort"(Wounderful is short).

Bara en enda ros på ett evigt klänge (Just an only Rose, on a never-ending rambler)

så är livet (so is the life)

trist varar länge (dreary lasts for long time)

men underbart är kort – (but wounderful is short)

alldeles för kort (All to short)

From Ratataa.

Knäppupp

In 1952 Ramel and Felix Alvo started the company Knäppupp AB. The Knäppupp vaudevilles became a Swedish amusement for many years. The first Knäppupp was named "Akta Huvet" (Take care of the head) because Povel came in through a cableway from the roof to the vaudeville. The show opened at the Cirkus theatre in Gothenburg in 1952. Knäppupp AB also produced some movies, for example "Ratataa" in 1956. Povel Ramel also made several krogshower (pub-shows), for example KaRamelodier (Karameller means sweets, RAMEL is Povel's last name and melodier means melodies).

The Karamelodiktstipendiet

Ramel etablished the Karamelodiktstipendiet in 1983, a prize annually awarded to a Swedish entertainer or group of entertainers. The name is a wordplay, from karamell' ("caramel" as in candy), his surname Ramel and dikt ("poem"). The award is personally awarded by Ramel, who reads a short humorous poem written for the occasion.

Winners:

• 2004 – Lena Philipsson
• 2003 – Peter Carlsson
• 2002 – The Real Group
• 2001 – Fredrik Lindström
• 2000 – Robyn
• 1999 – Viba femba
• 1998 – Hannes Holm and Måns Herngren
• 1997 – Wille Crafoord
• 1996 – Louise Hoffsten
• 1995 – Peter Dalle
• 1994 – I manegen med Glenn Killing
• 1993 – Marie Bergman
• 1992 – Tomas von Brömssen
• 1991 – Magnus Uggla
• 1990 – Ulla Skoog
• 1989 – Robert Broberg
• 1988 – Ainbusk Singers
• 1987 – Claes Eriksson
• 1986 – Mikael Ramel
• 1985 – Anne-Lie Rydé
• 1984 – Björn Skifs
• 1983 – Totte Wallin

Bibliography

• Från Asar till Wasar (From Asar (old norse god) to Wasar (the last referring to King Gustav Vasa and his dynasty) 1945.
• Min galna hage (My crazy playpen {pasture}), 1957
• Lingonben (lingonberrylegs) 1978
• Min ordkynniga penna (My Wordcapricous pen) 1987
• Följ mej bakåt vägen, Povels Livs-stycken del 1 (Follow me backwards the road, Povel's memoirs part 1. "Följ mej bakåt vägen" is also a title of one of Povels songs) 1992
• Som om inget hade hänt, Povels Livs-stycken del 2 (As like nothing had happened, Povel's memoirs part 2) 1999

Filmography

• I rök och dans (In smoke and dance) 1954
• Ratataa eller Staffan Stolle Story (Ratataa or Staffan's daft Story). (Staffan Stalledräng is a famous Swedish Christmas song.) 1956

Radio Shows

• 1946 – Föreningen för flugighetens främjande (The club for fly-tism {the creature fly} encouragement)
• 1949 – Jakten på Johan Blöth (The hunt for Johan Blöth) (Johan is a common swedish name, and BLÖT menas wet, but Povel spelled it with TH, it can be translated "Weth")
• 1950 – Herr Hålms öden och angantyr (Mister Målms {Articulated HOLMES} fates and angantyr.) (Angantyr is a lended word)
• 1955 – När Schlagern dog (When the Shlager died)

Television (partial)

• 1977 – Semlons gröna dalar (Semlon's green valleys)
• 1986 – Affären Ramel (has the dual meaning of "The Ramel Shop" and "The Ramel Affaire")

The Knäppupps

• 1952 – Knäppupp 1 Akta Huvet (Take care of the head)
• 1953 – Djuprevyn 2 meter (The deep-vaudeville, 2 metre
• 1954 – Knäppupp 2 Denna sida upp (This side up)
• 1855 – {This year he should have made Afrikafilmen (The Africa Movie) but the africans thought that Povel was dangerous, and it became a war, and he never med Afrikafilmen)
• 1956 – Knäppupp 3 Tillstymmelser ("Inte en TILLSTYMMELSE" means not a trace of)
• 1958 – Funny Boy {This IS english}
• 1961 – Alla 4 (All 4)
• 1962 – Dax igen (It's time for aiain)
• 1964 – Ryck mej i snöret (Pull me in the string)
• 1965 – Ta av dej skorna (Take off your shoes)
• 1966 – På avigan (At the wrong way around)
• 1968 – De sista entusiasterna (The last fanatics)