Six Songs, Op. 50 (Sibelius)

Constituent songs#

Ordered by catalogue number, the Op. 50 songs are as follows: *"" (“Spring Song”), Op. 50/1; text by the German poet Arthur Fitger *"" (“Longing”), Op. 50/2; text by the German poet Emil Rudolf Weiß *"" (“In the Field a Maid Sings”), Op. 50/3; text by the German-Jewish poet Margarete Susman *"" (“From Anxious Heart”), Op. 50/4; text by the German poet Richard Dehmel *"" (“The Silent City”), Op. 50/5; text by Dehmel *"" (“Song of the Roses”), Op. 50/6; text by the German poet Anna Ritter The songs were first published in 1907 by the Berlin-based firm of Robert Lienau. The table below provides additional information about each song: