- Year of composition: Dated Tibble 15 September 1942
- Work category: Male choir a cappella
- Text author: Herman Sätherberg
- First performed: Uppsala 5 May 1943. Orphei Drängar, cond. Hugo Alfvén
- Duration: 5 min
- Detailed duration: 4,5 minutes
Solo voices/choir
T.T.B.B.
Examples of printed editions
Stockholm 1942, CG 3464, Gehrmans kvartett-bibliotek, 209
- Location autograph: Uppsala Universitetsbibliotek
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: UUB VMhs 184:1b
Description of work
Stilla A major 4/4
Work comment
One of Hugo Alfvén´s most frequently performed choral songs, composed in 1942, during his years as an emeritus. This time the composer deviated from his habit of writing the version for men´s choir first. The composition is dedicated to the Siljan Choir, who most likely premiered it. A romantic forest worship blossoms out here in soft sonorities.
Libretto/text
Skogen står tyst, himlen är klar.
Hör, huru tjusande vallhornet lullar.
Kvällssolens bloss sänker sig ner,
ner i den lugna, den klara våg.
Ibland dälder, gröna kullar
mångdubbelt eko kring nejden far.
In English:
Tranquil the woods, skies crystal clear,
Faint the alluring shepherd horns beckon.
Sunset aglow, blushingly fading, settling
slowly, oh so gently, onto a peaceful rippling wave.
Through the valleys, verdant hillsides,
lingering echoes sound...
Translation: Annika Vallgren