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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Det sitter en duva på liljekvist
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Det sitter en duva på liljekvist
        i midsommarstider.
Hon sjunger så fagert om Jesu Krist.
I himmelen är en stor glädje.

Hon sjunger och sjunger alltså
        i midsommarstider.
"Det väntas en jungfru till himmelen i år."
I himmelen är en stor glädje.

Och jungfrun vart döder och lades på bår
        i midsommarstider.
Och jungfrur och tärnor de krusa' hennes hår.
I himmelen är en stor glädje.

De lade den jungfruni svartan mull
        i midsommarstider.
Och själva Gud Fader han var henne huld.
I himmelen är en stor glädje.

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Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960), "Duvans sång på liljekvist", Rudén no. 154 (1938) [ chorus a cappella ], arrangement of a folk song [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Natanael Berg (1879 - 1957), "Det sitter en duva på liljekvist", 1928 [ voice and piano ], from opera Engelbrekt [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Leif Møller

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-27
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