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oslo , norway 180px visesanger , komponist , gitarist , forfatter og maler alf cranner in 1965 norway norwegian delphin , rigmor dahl / oslo museum 25 october 1936 68404 alf cranner.jpg alf cranner
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alf cranner

alf cranner -lrb- born 25 october 1936 in oslo -rrb- is a major norwegian folk singer , lyricist and painter .
he is considered by many as the pioneer of the norwegian folk music wave of the 1960s .
the citation for the award of evert taube memorial fund grant 1994 , to cranner states : `` det är motiverat att anse honom som sin tids fader för den norska viskonsten '' -lrb- it is motivated by the regard of him as the father of the norwegian folk music genre -rrb- .
he is known for several popular folk music interpretations and beautiful folk tunes , including these : '' Å , den som var en løvetann '' with lyrics by another great norwegian folk singer and lyricist alf prøysen -lrb- 1914 -- 1970 -rrb- , `` bare skrap '' and `` den skamløse gamle damen '' with lyrics by klaus hagerup and `` sjømannsvise '' with the text of harald sverdrup .
among cranner folk songs with his own lyrics is `` båt til lyst '' and `` hambo i fellesferien '' two of the best known .
the folk song `` din tanke er fri '' , is cranner translation of the german `` die gedanken sind frei '' .
