August Söderman (1832−1876)
Trollsjön [approx. The enchanted/magic lake]
Der Mummelsee
(Ur Tre ballader [From Three ballads])
- Year of composition: 1869
- Work category: Voice and piano
- Text author: Aloys Schreiber (1761-1841)
- Duration: 4 min
Examples of printed editions
Hirsch, Stockholm n. d. (edition including all three ballads)
Gehrmans, Stockholm 1945 (separate edition)
Description of work
Allegro moderato F-sharp minor 9/8 21 bars, poco accellerando 7 bars, poco rallentando 4 bars, Lento 4 bars, Tempo I 28 bars, Lento 4 bars, Tempo I 24 bars, in total 92 bars
Work comment
This piece also exists in a setting for orchestra by Stig Rybrant (1916-1985). Most likely, it it that version which can be heard in the recordings of Swedish tenor Jussi Björling (1911-1960)
Libretto/text
Högt upp bland bergets granar
Där är så mörk en sjö
Och på dess vågor simmar
En näckros, vit som snö.
En herdegosse nalkas
Stranden nu med sin stav:
"Den blomman min skall bliva,
Jag bryter henne av!"
Han nä…