Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960)

Och jungfrun hon går i ringen

Rudén no. 177

Print
  • Year of composition: Dated Tibble 13 April 1941
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Swedish dance game
  • Arrangement/revision: Arranged for mixed choir by Hugo Alfvén in 1941
  • Duration: 2 min
  • Detailed duration: 1,5 minutes

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Stockholm 1941, CG 3274. Gehrmans kör-bibliotek, 143

  • Location autograph: Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: UUB VMhs 185:4b

Literature

Ternhag, Gunnar: Folkvisearrangemangen, in Hugo Alfvén − en vägvisare. Ternhag, Gunnar & Rudén, Jan Olof (eds). Hedemora 2003: Gidlunds, pp. 156−167.

Description of work

Vivace C major 3/4


Work comment

One of Hugo Alfvén´s most frequently sung choral works, written in 1941, at a time when the folk song arrangements flowed freely from the composer´s pen. It must have been an immediate success, as Read more


Libretto/text

Och jungfrun hon går i ringen med rödan gullband.
Det binder hon om sin kärastes arm.
Men kära min lilla jungfru, knyt inte så hårdt,
Jag ämnar ej att rymma bort.

Och jungfru hon går och lossar på röRead more