- Year of composition: Probably the early 1830s. According to a note in pencil on a copy of the collection "Nyare Sånger till Forte-Piano [Hft 3], the version for solo voice and piano was printed in 1836.
- Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
- Text author: Erik Gustaf Geijer
- Arrangement/revision: (David Wikander [1884-1955])
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
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
Andante con moto D major 6/8
Work comment
This song also exists in other settings. See individual posts for each version.
Libretto/text
Jag vet en hälsning mera kär,
än värld, vad du kan ge
Media files
References
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Vocal scores
- Första aftonen i det nya hemmet - Score (2 pages, pdf - 74 kB | Downloaded 1640 times)