- Year of composition: Probably the 1870s or 1880s (the autograph in Kompositioner bd 1 [Compositions, vol. 1] is undated, as is the one included in Sånger bd 3 [Songs, vol. 3])
- Work category: Voice and piano
- Text author: Lyrics by King Oscar" (according to the autograph in Compositions, vol. 1); Lyrics by Oscar Fredrik (according to the autograph in Songs, vol. 3) [both referring to Swedish King Oscar II; see below]
- Dedication: To Olle Lemon (according to the autograph in Sånger bd 3 [Songs, vol. 3]; probably referring to tenor Olof Lemon [1866-1934])
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
- Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
- Possible call no. and autograph comment: Ivar Hallström's archive, Kompositioner bd 1 + Sånger bd 3 [Compositions, vol. 1 + Songs, vol. 3]
Literature
This poem is included in 'Konung Oscar II [-]Skrifter' [Writings by King Oscar II], Stockholm 1910 (second edition)
Description of work
Allegro maestoso (according to Compositions, vol. 1; Allegro non tanto according to Songs, vol. 3) D major 4/4 (C)
Work comment
Prince Oscar Fredrik was crowned king in 1872, which may imply that the autograph in Compositions, vol. 1 was written later than the one in Songs, vol. 3
Libretto/text
Jag skyr den eld som grymt förtärt,
när en minut den flammat
de murkna stammar honom närt,
den glöd han tanklöst ammat