▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁not ▁a ▁stream ▁in ▁summer ▁me adows ▁but ▁a ▁fashion able ▁sp a , ▁perhaps ▁Dj urg å rs br unn ▁on ▁what ▁was ▁in ▁Bell man ' s ▁time ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁Stockholm . ▁ ▁Hen rik ▁M ick os , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Bell man ▁lecture , ▁discussed ▁what ▁the ▁" p imp in ella " ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁verse ▁might ▁be , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁sal ad ▁burn et ▁( S angu is or ba ▁minor ) ▁was ▁quite ▁likely , ▁given ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁p imp in ella , ▁and ▁was ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁Sweden ▁then ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁now . ▁M ick os ▁dismiss es ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁an ise ed ▁( P imp in ella ▁an is um ), ▁which ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁flav our ▁br änn vin ▁but ▁not ▁as ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁it ▁(" red ▁wine ▁and ▁p imp in ella ") ▁a ▁wine - based ▁p unch . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁ ▁Brit ten ▁Austin , ▁Paul . ▁The ▁Life ▁and ▁Songs ▁of ▁Carl ▁Michael ▁Bell man : ▁Gen ius ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Roc oco . ▁All hem , ▁Mal m ö ▁American - Sc and in av ian ▁Foundation , ▁New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁▁ ▁Brit ten ▁Austin , ▁Paul . ▁Fred man ' s ▁Ep ist les ▁and ▁Songs . ▁Stockholm : ▁Prop ri us , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and