english collection poems set music major figure swedish 18th century song published created period years onwards companion volume published following year vary widely style effect themed cast gods classical antiquity effects drinking tavern scenes apparent lyrics based lives contemporaries describe gallery fictional semi fictional characters events taking place stockholm alcoholic central character fictional narrator description lying drunk recovering crawl tavern described swedish literature based friends chief fictional half goddess half prostitute key figure characters admired way poetry music fit chose compose tunes instead borrowing adapting existing melodies likely exploit humour contrasting associations known tunes meanings gave intended provide historical depth work devoted considerable energy adapting melodies fit needs remained culturally significant scandinavia especially sweden widely sung recorded professional solo singers ensemble singers translated german french english russian polish finnish italian dutch overview wrote total starting overall theme surface drinking effects far drinking songs instead diverse collection songs telling stories romantically pastoral dramatic life paint words music canvas age populated lengthy cast characters set firmly time place eighteenth century stockholm simultaneously decorated romantic humorous effect style result listeners confronted striking realism classical imagery general themes follow pattern join tell single story tunes borrowed variety sources french words fitted tunes contrast original themes likely achieving humorous effects eighteenth century audiences easy critic stated songs model successors entertaining performer songs accompanying putting different voices imitating sounds crowd people unusual unique major poets work conceived music achievement compared great playwright major classical composer biographer suggests comparison closer mark gift elegant classical references comic contrast realities drinking prostitution way celebrating song achieved paint art historian describes sensibility painter unusual optical distinguished agrees noting words music faded silence visual image remains comments scandinavian literature theater achievement consists taking humble literary form drinking song raising genre impossible ignore process creating songs characters sweden literary cultural heritage remain popular sweden diverse styles themes illustrated examples best known songs begin min thou mother described swedish literature tells style story drunk wakes stockholm outside crawl tavern parents table looks torn clothes tavern door opens goes drink song ends loud thanks drunk mother father contrast barn min yesterday saw child tells tale attempt arrest based real event combines realism wearing black losing watch named street stockholm stan images classical mythology crown allusion goddess different tone set din room wedding hall dog soldiers interfere chaotic wedding mixing roughly musicians wedding party shouts shoulder arms panic chimney fire combine complex pattern create humorous picture disastrous event story ends priest collection money later blank sun smooth round narrates relaxed peaceful journey boat bringing home stockholm lake lovely spring morning night apparently detail helps create pastoral vision gradually wind blows fallen sails pennant stretches stands song greatest creating eighteenth century stockholm meets min dig offer thee best loved pastoral melody sitting horseback outside window summer day invites come milk wine following night piece set melody french describes erotic detail asleep bed create desired mood rising excitement creates rainbow sunset comments audience notice like best dress french guide construction pastoral verse starting dressed spring day june grass bed accents dress effect religious invocation final rest spring pastoral depicting little breakfast stockholm countryside red wine flows chicken flowers thousand kinds stallion field mare bull roof musicians blow wind god small love sprites asked sing called final chorus asks drink cast characters lyrics describe gallery fictional semi fictional characters real events time cast includes named appear twice like principal characters based real people case real alcoholic central character fictional narrator supposedly present named backdrop stockholm frequented musicians including flute father instruments father dance master corporal particular group member seen lying drunken stockholm twice minor characters husband real fact marry real silk spinner fallen woman pregnant passing nobleman chief half goddess half prostitute chief characters theme theme especially pieces cast gods classical mythology blow short crossing stockholm waves thunder venus neptune angels water words principal figures given focus drinking effects cast wider including countryside god wine drinking carrying souls place dead goddess flowers growth spinning thread human life suddenly cut god desire erotic love late invention king gods god thunder god sleep neptune god sea accompanying birth venus waves beautiful female nature deity pan god rough countryside divine law justice messenger sea accompanying love realism alongside frankly mythological convincing realism painting pictures moments low life contemporary stockholm provided list descriptions characters giving brief pen portrait like cheerful different characters appear different making episodic fire funeral prepared fight breaks songs effects strong drink damage tavern portrait lying described swedish literature pastoral impression real places flesh blood people specific times day tells friends return stockholm boat night lake summer morning verses picture moment peaceful journey wind stirring fallen sails daughter coming cabin church clock striking morning sun calm water effects stanza little picture framed melody remember lived like morning lives calls new vision natural urban scene fresh martin detailed ethereal praise realism observation effects chosen work song strictly correct possible memorable rainbow glowing colours purple gold green seen nightfall comments mind beautiful scene chronology calls poetic license farmer reason going coming market sunday market closed cart heavy wheel contained chickens sunday allow step outing city remarks actually pointed notice meals cause terrible listener actually eat feast mind eye ear highly satisfactory imagination filled poetic wealth provides literary historian observes sharp eye detail brought praise swedish saying particular brand realism carries measure pure fantasy humor elegant classical mythology credits good knowledge literary tools rhetoric classical knowledge provide theatrical backdrop tavern folk result astonishing mixture realism wild mythological fantasy set complicated musical structures marches graceful result related drinking song artistic achievement stands history swedish poetry fitted music critic introduction edition found songs known fully poems stated art poetry art music united argued verse set music music set verse thoroughly melted beauty impossible miss quoting final thesis commented ought said argues given music important musical skill write tune remarkable tunes borrowed suggests indicate wanted preserve borrowing borrowing saving effort making absent skill argues demonstrated fact work melodies surely production new melodies borrowing accepted encouraged time explain consistently poetic possibility suggests wished exploit humorous contrast melody type story existing image associated melody fresh presented addition able use audience knew borrowed music reinforce historical flavour introducing exactly kind ambiguity seeking points employs variety methods poetry work example uses devices counteract melody uses figure repeating word clause start verse dog got child child died verse uses repeating word clause end verse men min men verse uses repeating word starts neighbouring clauses verse den man pour pour verse observes good musical poetry like compromise fit music good musical setting contrast music good poetry final verse containing devices argues example decay shows freedom change focus lament acceptance closure impact lifetime king iii called master said enormous reputation lifetime critic objected fame rules good literary taste objections verse fame hand seized wit drunken pleas court grows wild rich vein words tavern wonderful gift improvisation wildly ignored rules literary genres example classical tradition supposed different metres different use language mind attitude shared like traversed moods lyrical humorous tragic descriptive dramatic critics later times sung delight students start 19th century romantic movement treated inspired genius later admired artistic skill literary innovation research work began 19th century studies standard edition publications 20th century end 20th century increasing number doctoral written life work songs remained culturally significant scandinavia especially sweden remains widely popular day swedish government subsided edition songs illustrations bring texts wide audience compared poets musicians diverse shakespeare notes called swedish poetry observing comparison accident like english portrait painter drew detailed pictures time songs life court ordinary people everyday says instead simply unique great poets think virtually entire conceived music poets course notably written songs song branch art leave great musical literary work paint words music canvas age songs dramatic commented anthology swedish verse finds little pause comes poetry long describing master improvisation wrote like great masters opposing elements style substance form fire content reminds somewhat pictures rome poet introduces readers intimate circle friends rest witness life stockholm world awakening rain funeral concert visit sick friend neighboring parks villages little world lives live considering phase genius critic order notes dazzling mastery form variety meter stanza ease equally tempted lyric style performance recordings widely sung recorded amateur professional singers alike choir named phrase set perform works concerts music composers world professional solo singers swedish ballad tradition largely 1960s singing accompanying style guitar members artistic community stockholm include albums fred albums spring spring singers authentic accompaniment ensemble release recording english alongside swedish recordings singers traditions sing example folk singer rock musician editions edition appear lifetime published royal privilege held monopoly printing sheet music sweden arranged songs piano edited song texts wrote introduction extent influence shape fully determined edition illustrated leading swedish artist engraved corpus published change death minor selections published illustrations introductions translated partially german french english russian polish finnish italian dutch shown english edition selection verse original metre describes challenge translation difficult impossible admits way translations inevitably little faint explains offended contemporaries strike swedish ears language everyday speech antique flavour brilliantly modern sounding slang produced effect editions selections illustrations music printed include stockholm reprint stockholm copenhagen coloured text copenhagen danish stockholm stockholm arranged piano solo stockholm intro german stockholm stockholm standard edition stockholm french trans reprinted das lied munich german trans songs stockholm english trans russian polish finnish stockholm rome italian selection van van dutch selection
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