Lars Magnus Béen (1820-1905)

Maj-sång [Majsång] ("Sköna Maj, välkommen") [May song]

Print
  • Year of composition: Year of composition uncertain (the poem is included in Runeberg's Samlade skrifter, Första bandet. Lyriska och smärre episka dikter [Collected works, Vol. I. Lyrical and short epic poems], published in 1870)
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877)
  • Arrangement/revision: (David Wikander [1884-1955])
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Svenska Skolkvartetten. Tredje samlingen, 100 fyrstämmiga sånger [Svenska Skolkvartetten. Volume 3, 100 four-part songs] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag Abr. L. 5306 (printed 1929, 1946)

Description of work

Tempo di Marcia G major - C major - G major 4/4 (C)


Work comment

This song also exists in a setting for male choir a cappella (T.T.B.B.). See separate post for that version.


Libretto/text

Sköna Maj, välkommen till vår bygd igen!
Sköna Maj, välkommen våra lekars vän!