"Sommaren är kort" (In English: "Summer is short") is a song recorded by Swedish singer, songwriter and musician Tomas Ledin, which calls for seizing times when sun is shining, as it can rain even in summertime, and time moves fast till the arrival of autumn again. The song was released at Ledins ninth album, (1982). It was also recorded in English as "Taken by Surprise" (on his 10th album The Human Touch, 1982) and in Spanish as "Y Me Sorprendio". The Spanish-language version was the B-side for the Never Again (1983) single.