Carl Michael Bellman (1740-1795)

"Liksom en herdinna" (Fredmans epistel nr 80) [Fredman' Epistle no. 80]

Print
  • Year of composition: 1770s (?); the collection was published by Olof Åhlström in 1790 (by this time, many of the songs included were already twenty years old)
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Carl Michael Bellman
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Svenska Skolkvartetten. Andra samlingen, 100 fyrstämmiga sånger [Svenska Skolkvartetten. Volume 2, 100 four-part songs] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag (Ed. no. is missing) [1946]

Description of work

Pastorale G minor 6/8

Work comment

According to the standard edition of the Bellmanssällskapet [Bellman Society] the subtitle is: "Angående Ulla Winblads Lustresa til [sic] Första Torpet, utom Kattrumps Tullen" [Regarding Ulla Winblad's pleasure trip to the tavern Första Torpet, outside Kattrumps Tullen, (i.e., present-day Roslagstull, Stockholm)]

Libretto/text

1. Liksom en herdinna, högtidsklää,
vid källan en Junidag [sic]

2. Så höljde min nymf på Floras fest
ett enkelt och skiftat flor