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 Sibelius.
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: SongTempoTimeKeyPremiereSoloistPianistDateVenueAndante (ma non-troppo lento)Solemnity Hall, HelsinkiAndanteModeratoModeratoModeratoSoiree for Otto Lessmann
Orchestral version of No. 3 In 1913, Sibelius arranged "" for vocalist and orchestra.
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