Jean Sibelius

Five Songs, Op. 37 (Sibelius)

The Five Songs, Op. 37, is a collection of Swedish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1900 to 1902 by the Finnish composer Jean

Constituent songs#

Ordered by catalogue number, the Op. 37 songs are as follows: *"" (“The First Kiss”), Op. 37/1 (1900); text by the Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg *"" (“Little Lasse”), Op. 37/2 (1902); text by the Finnish poet Zachris Topelius *"" (“Sunrise”), Op. 37/3 (1902); text by the Swedish poet Tor Hedberg *"" (“Was It a Dream?”), Op. 37/4 (1902); text by the Finnish poet Josef Julius Wecksell *"" (“The Girl Returned Home from Meeting Her Lover”), Op. 37/5 (1901); text by Runeberg The collection was first published by the Helsinki-based firm () from 1901 to 1902. The table below provides additional information about song:

Orchestral version of No. 3#

In 1913, Sibelius arranged "" for vocalist and orchestra.

Composer: Jean Sibelius