August Söderman (1832−1876)

'Sjung, sjung' [Sing, sing]

Rudén no. 129

Print
  • Year of composition: Dated Åkerö 13 July 1934
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898)
  • Arrangement/revision: Arranged for mixed choir by Hugo Alfvén in 1934
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Early photo copy Uppsala, Almqvist & Wiksell with the date Åkerö 1934
Stockholm 1936. Sveriges körförbund. (Sånger för blandade röster [Songs for mixed voices], 12) together with Alfvén's arangement of Halfdan Kjerulf's 'Kan det tröste' for tenor solo, soprano solo, and mixed choir.
Svenska Skolkvartetten I (1952)

  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Autograph missing

Description of work

Allegretto E major 6/8 8 bars /: 8 bars :/ 8 bars, totalt 24 bars
[Hugo Alfvén writes that after the Da Capo of the second repetition, he usually conducts the whole song from the beginning, without repeating the second repetition]


Libretto/text

Sjung, sjung, brusande våg,
visorna dina vet jag.
Sjung, sjung, fågel i skog,
drillarna kan jag nog!
Sjung, sjung, blomster i vind,
sucka sen aldrig mera!
Sjung, sjung, mitt hjärta du,
klaga ej mera nu!