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"Blåsippor"
Song
Language Swedish
Published 1894 (1894) (as a poem)
1895 (1895) (as a song)
Genre children
Songwriter(s) Anna Maria Roos
Composer(s) Alice Tegnér
Flower hepatica
Hepatica

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!"

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. The song has also been recorded by Ingela "Pling" Forsman on a 1975 album with songs from the songbook "Nu ska vi sjunga".

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