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Blåsippor

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"Blåsippor"
Song
LanguageSwedish
Published1894 (1894) (as a poem)
1895 (1895) (as a song)
Genrechildren
Songwriter(s)Anna Maria Roos
Composer(s)Alice Tegnér
Anemone hepatica (Swedish: Blåsippa), the subject of the song

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! [sv].

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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]

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  1. ^ "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" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1947. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Nu ska vi sjunga. Vol. 2" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 1975. Retrieved 21 May 2011.