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Guldfågel
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Guldfågel by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger — Lyrics
Gossen gick till skogens gömma
från en läxa flyktigt lärd
att i fred och ro få drömma
över sagobokens värld,
att i fred och ro få drömma
över sagobokens värld.
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About Guldfågel
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger's Guldfågel is a setting of a Swedish text, likely a secular Lied. The music is for SATB choir, depicting a boy who wanders into the woods to dream over his storybook. His reverie is interrupted by the song of a mysterious golden bird. The text expresses the boy's delight and his plea to the bird, suggesting that without its song, he would never be happy again. The composer crafts a musical world that captures the enchantment of this encounter, evoking the beauty of nature and the power of imagination in this evocative Swedish song.
