Fredrika Wickman (1852-)

Fyra sånger med svensk och tysk text [Four songs with lyrics in Swedish and German]

opus 6

Print

1. I april/Im April (Emanuel Geibel)
2. Illusion/Die Illusion (Adolf Fredrik Lindblad)
3. Blomman/Das Blümlein (Bernhard Elis Malmström)
4. Mjölnarflickan/Die Müllerin (Adelbert von Chamisso)

  • Year of composition: From mid 1860s to mid 1870s
  • Work category: Voice and piano
  • Text author: 1. I april/Im April [Emanuel Geibel (1815-1884)]
    2. Illusion/Die Illusion [Adolf Fredrik Lindblad (1801-1878)]
    3. Blomman/Das Blümlein [Bernhard Elis Malmström (1816-1865)]
    4. Mjölnarflickan/Die Müllerin [Adelbert von Chamisso (1781-1838)]
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Examples of printed editions

Hirsch, Stockholm [1875]

Description of work

1. I april/Im April: Andante C major 4/4
2. Illusion/Die Illusion: Andante E-flat major 4/4
3. Blomman/Das Blümlein: Allegretto D major 4/4
4. Mjölnarflickan/Die Müllerin: Allegretto D minor 6/8

Work comment

According to a letter from the composer, I april/Im April was composed in Italy in the spring of 1874, whereas Blomman/Das Blümlein and Illusion/Die Illusion were composed already in the mid 1860s, when she was only 13-14 years old.

Libretto/text

1. Du aftonstund om våren/Du feuchter Frühlingsabend
2. Än du dig mot ljusets höjder svingar/Noch die höher'n Sphèren dich umschlingen
3. Dofta, dofta blomman min/Dufte, dufte Blümlein mein
4. Se qvarnvingen drifves af vinden/Die Mühle die dreht ihre Flügel