No. 1: I Maj / Im Lenz
No. 2: Den långa dagen / Der lange Tag
No. 3: Den öfvergifna / Das verlassene Mägdlein
- Year of composition: No. 1: 1890
No. 2: 1889
No. 3: 1883-84 - Work category: Voice and piano
- Text author: No. 1: Paul Heyse (1830-1914) (trans.: William Paterson)
No. 2: Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) (trans.: K. V. [probably referring to Karl Valentin])
No. 3: Eduard Mörike (1804-1875) (trans.: William Paterson) - Dedication: Nos. 1 and 2: To Miss Clary Asplund
No. 3: 'Der Kgl. Kammersängerin Fri. Mariannet Brandt'
(according to score print)
- Duration: Approx. 5-10 min
Examples of printed editions
Abr. Lundquists Kongl. Hof-Musikhandel, Abr. L. 3148
Levande Musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage. Emended edition nos. 400-402 (2014)
Description of work
No. 1: I Maj [In May] / Im Lenz: Lento G minor - G major 4/4 (C)
No. 2: Den långa dagen [The long day] / Der lange Tag: Lento, ma non troppo D minor - A minor 4/4 (C)
No. 3: Den öfvergifna [The …
Libretto/text
No. 1: I maj, i maj, när rosor stå i knopp / Im Lenz, im Lenz, wenn Veilchen blüh'n zuhauf
No. 2: Förr, när min vän var här, var mig en vårdag kort / Einst, als mein Freund noch hier, schien mir der …
