 The origin of the melody is disputed, and it may well have been one of the very few (perhaps the only one) composed by Bellman himself.Afzelius noted that the melody resembles that of Epistle 25, "Blåsen nu alla"; this would involve a change from to time, something Bellman is known to have been skilful at.Hildebrand argued that the melody was Bellman's; Olof Åhlström that it must have been borrowed, though the source is unknown.