Blåsippor Explained

Blåsippor
Type:	song
Language:	Swedish
Published:	(as a poem) (as a song)
Genre:	children
Composer:	Alice Tegnér

Blåsippor, also known after the opening words Blåsippan ute i backarna står, is a children's springtime song with lyrics written by Anna Maria Roos. It was originally published as a poem in Lilla Elnas sagor in 1894. It was set to music by Alice Tegnér and published as a song in 1895 in volume 3 of "Sjung med oss, mamma!"

Publications

• Sjung med oss, mamma!, volume 3, 1895
• Nu ska vi sjunga, 1943, under the lines "Visor om djur och blommor" ("Songs about animals and flowers")

Recordings

Sylvan Beré and Knut Edgardt did an early recording inside the Stockholm Concert Hall on 19 June 1947, as part of a medley of children's songs released on a record in December that year.^[1] The song has also been recorded by Ingela "Pling" Forsman on a 1975 album with songs from the songbook "Nu ska vi sjunga".^[2]

References

• Book: Palm Anders, Stenström Johan. Barnens svenska sångbok. 1999. Bonnier.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dansa min docka. Potp. på barnvisor (Alice Tegnér, arr. Knut Edgardt). a) Majas visa; b) Blåsippor; c) Dansa min docka; d) Barnen leka mamma och barn ; Dansa min docka. Potp. på barnvisor (Alice Tegnér, arr: Knut Edgardt). a) Ekorrn satt i granen; b) Vart ska' du gå; c) Videvisan; d) Danslåt / SYLVAN BERÉ och 6-åriga MARGARETA ATLING med ork. ackomp.. Svensk mediedatabas. Swedish. 1947. 21 May 2011.
2. Web site: Nu ska vi sjunga. Vol. 2. Svensk mediedatabas. Swedish. 1975. 21 May 2011.