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This is a list of the songs and hymns composed by Carl Nielsen.

Songs with piano

Solo voice and piano

FS 12 (Op. 4)

Musik til fem Digte af J. P. Jacobsen (Music to Five Poems by J. P. Jacobsen) for voice and piano (1891)

1. "Solnedgang" ("Sunset")
2. "I Seraillets Have" ("In the Harem Garden")
3. "Til Asali" ("To Asali")
4. "Irmelin" ("Irmelin")
5. "Har dagen sanket al sin Sorg" ("Has the Day Gathered All its Sorrow")

FS 13

Unpublished miscellaneous songs (1891)

1. "Aldrig hans Ord kan jeg glemme" (Paludan-Müller)
2. "I Drømmenes Land" (Jacobsen)
3. "Solnedgang" (Jacobsen)

FS 14 (Op. 6)

Viser og Vers af J. P. Jacobsen (Songs and Verses by J. P. Jacobsen) for voice and piano (1891)

1. "Genrebillede" ("Genre Piece")
2. "Seraferne" ("The Seraphs")
3. "Silkesko over gylden Læst" ("Silken Shoes on a Golden Last")
4. "Det bødes der for i lange Aar" ("A Moment of Pleasure, an Age of Pain")
5. "Vise af 'Mogens" ("Song from 'Mogens'")

FS 18 (Op. 10). Seks Sange til Tekster af Ludvig Holstein (Six Songs on Texts by Ludvig Holstein [da]) (1895–96)

1. Du fine, hvide Æbleblomst (You apple blossom fine and white)
2. Erindringens Sø (Lake of Memories)
3. Sommersang (Summer Song)
4. Sang bag Ploven (Song behind the Plough)
5. I Aften (Tonight)
6. Hilsen (Greeting)

FS 37. Hr. Oluf han rider (Sir Oluf Rides). Texts by Holger Drachmann (1906)

• I. Hellelidens Sang (Helleliden's Song)
• II. Hr. Olufs Sang (Sir Oluf's Song)
• III. Dansevise (Dancing Ballad)

FS 42 (Op. 21). Strofiske Sange (Strophic Songs) (1905–07)

• Volume 1
  • I. Skal Blomsterne da visne (Shall flowers, then, all wither?). Text by Helge Rode
  • II. Høgen (Hawk). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
  • III. Jens Vejmand (Jens the Roadman). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• Volume 2
  • IV. Sænk kun dit Hoved du Blomst (Lay down, sweet flower, your head). Text by Johannes Jørgensen
  • V. Den første Lærke (The larks are coming). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
  • VI. Husvild (Vagrant). Text by Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
  • VII. Godnat (Good Night). Text by Johannes Vilhelm Jensen

FS 43

Tove. Incidental music for the play by Ludvig Holstein. (1906–1908) The Score is lost, only the following four songs have survived:

1. "Vi Sletternes Sønner" (We sons of the plains)
2. "Fuglefængervisen" (Bird-catcher's song)
3. "Toves Sang" (Tove's song)
4. "Jægersang" (Hunter's song)

FS 44

Willemoes. Incidental music, text by L.C. Nielsen (1907–1908). Four songs were published:

1. "Havet omkring Danmark" (The ocean around Denmark)
2. "Vibekes Sang" (Vibeke's song)
3. "Fædreland" (Fatherland)
4. "Ja tag os, vor Moder" (Yes, take us, our mother)

FS 50. To Sange fra Jeppe Aakjærs Skuespil "Ulvens Søn" (Two Songs for Jeppe Aakjær's Play "Ulven's Son") (1909)

• I. Gamle Anders Røgters Sang (Song of Old Anders the Cattleman)
• II. Kommer I snart, I Husmænd! (Now Is the Time, Smallholders!)

FS 70 & FS 78. En Snes danske Viser (A Score of Danish Songs). Collaboration with Thomas Laub; 23 songs by Nielsen, 21 by Laub. In two Volumes.

• Volume 1 (1913–15)
  • I. De Refsnæsdrenge, de Samsøpiger (The Boys of Refsnæs, the Girls of Samsø). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher
  • III. Ud gaar du nu paa Livets Vej (Now you must find your path in life). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher
  • IVa. I Skyggen vi vanke (In shadows we wander). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
  • V. Underlige Aftenlufte! (Odd and unknown evening breezes!). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
  • VII. Naar Odin vinker (As Odin beckons). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
  • IX. Vender sig Lykken fra dig (Fortune has lately left you). Text by Carsten Hauch
  • XI. Vor Verden priser jeg tusindfold (Our earth I magnify thousandfold). Text by Poul Martin Møller
  • XII. Rosen blusser alt i Danas Have (Rose is blooming now in Dana's borders). Text by Poul Martin Møller
  • XIV. Sov ind mit søde Nusseben! (Sleep tight, my ducky little dear!). Text by Poul Martin Møller
  • XVI. Farvel, min velsignede Fødeby! (Farewell, my respectable native town!). Text by Poul Martin Møller
  • XIX. Jeg bærer med Smil min Byrde (I take with a smile my burden). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
  • XX. Nu er Dagen fuld af Sang (Now the day is full of song). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• Volume 2 (1914–17)
  • XXVI. Nu er da Vaaren kommen (At last the spring's upon us). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
  • XXVII. Hvor sødt i Sommer-Aftenstunden (How sweet, as summer day is fading). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
  • XXVIII. Tidt er jeg glad, og vil dog gerne græde (Oft am I glad, still may I weep from sadness). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
  • XXXIII. Min lille Fugl, hvor flyver du (My little bird, where do you fly). Text by Hans Christian Andersen
  • XXXIV. Hun mig har glemt! min Sorg hun ej see! (Forget she did! my woe is in vain!). Text by Hans Christian Andersen
  • XXXV. Højt ligger paa Marken den hvide Sne (Snow covers the field, oh so deep and white). Text by Hans Christian Andersen
  • XXXVIII. Nu springer Vaaren fra sin Seng (Now, spring is leaping out of bed). Text by Viggo Stuckenberg
  • XL. Se dig ud en Sommerdag (Look about one summer day). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
  • XLI. Der dukker af Disen min Fædrenejord (There out of the fog looms my ancestors' land). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
  • XLII. Hør, hvor let dens Vinger smækker (Listen, how its pinions scuttle). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
  • XLIV. Der boede en Mand i Ribe By (There once lived a man in Ribe town). Traditional

FS 83. Salmer og Aandelige Sange, halvhundred nye Melodier for Hjem, Kirke og Skole (Hymns and Sacred Songs, Fifty New Melodies for Home, Church and School) (1912-1916)

• I. Ak, min Rose visner bort (Ah, my rose will fade away). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• II. Alt paa den vilde Hede (On moorland barren, level). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• III. Denne er Dagen, som Herren har gjort! (This is the day that the Lord did create!). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• IV. Den store, hvide Flok vi se (The great, white fl ock begins to show). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• V. Der er en Bøn paa Jorden (There is an earthly prayer). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• VI. Der er en Vej, som Verden ikke kender (There is a way from mortals hid forever). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• VII. Det er et Under paa Verdens Ø (A wondrous isle is the world, indeed). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• VIII. Det koster ej for megen Strid (The strain is not too great). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• IX. Dig vil jeg elske, du min Styrke (Yea, I shall love Thee, Thou my vigour). Text by Hans Egede Glahn
• X. Drag, Jesus, mig (Oh Jesus, show me). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• XI. Dybt hælder Aaret i sin Gang (Well on the wane the passing year). Text by C.J. Boye
• XII. Et helligt Liv, en salig Død (A holy life, a blessed death). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XIII. Forunderligt at sige (How wonderful to ponder). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XIV. Fred med dig! og Fred med eder! (Peace with you! And with each being!). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XV. Fred og Glæde, for dem græde (Peace and pleasure). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XVI. Frisk op! endnu en Gang (Refresh yourself in song). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• XVII. Glæden hun er født i Dag (Happiness is born today). Text by Thomas Kingo
• XVIII. Guds Engle i Flok! (God's angels, unite!). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XIX. Guds Fred er mer end Englevagt (God's peace is more than angel guard). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XX. Gud skal al Ting mage (God, the great creator). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• XXI. Har Haand du lagt paa Herrens Plov (When you take up the Master's plough). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXII. Har nogen Lyst at kende (You want to know the seasons). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXIII. Herren siger: Er I trætte (Are you tired, says the Master). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXIV. Herrens Røst var over Vandet! (Voice of God above the ocean!). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXV. Hvi vil du dig saá klage (Why do you wail, complaining). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXVI. Jeg fandt en Trøst (I found support). Text by Vilhelm Birkedal [da]
• XXVII. Jeg raaber fast, o Herre (I call out loud, oh Master). Text by Steen Bille
• XXVIII. Jeg ved et lille Himmerig (I know a little paradise). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXIX. Korsets Tegn og Korsets Ord (Sign and word of cross a shock). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXX. Luk Øjne op, al Kristenhed! (Lift up your eyes, all Christian men!). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXXI. Maria sad paa Hø og Straa (The Virgin Mary sat in hay). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXXII. Min Jesus, lad mit Hjerte faa (My Jesus, let my heart obtain). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXXIII. Naar jeg betænker Tid og Stund (As I consider time and day). Text by Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
• XXXIV. Nu Sol i Øst oprinder mild (Now the sun arises in the East). Text by Carl Joakim Brandt [da]
• XXXV. O, havde jeg dog tusind Tunger (A thousand tongues my pure desire). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• XXXVI. O Helligaand! mit Hjerte (Oh Holy Ghost, my passion). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• XXXVII. O hør os, Herre, for din Død (Oh hear us, Master, for your death). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXXVIII. O Kristelighed! (Christianity, lo!). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXXIX. Op al den Ting, som Gud har gjort (Rise, all that God created here). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• XL. Op, I Kristne, ruster eder! (Rise, ye Christians, and get ready!). Text by Hans Adolph Brorson
• XLI. O, sad jeg, som Maria sad (Oh if I sat as Mary sat). Text by Marie Wexelsen
• XLII. Paa alle dine Veje (Where'er your path may take you). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XLIII. Som den gyldne Sol frembryder (As the golden sun emerges). Text by Thomas Kingo
• XLIV. Ton det, Himmel, syng det, Jord (Sound it, heaven, sing it, earth). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XLV. Uforsagt, hvordan min Lykke (Unafraid whate'er my chances). Text by Ambrosius Stub
• XLVI. Under Korset stod med Smerte ('Neath the Cross of the departed). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XLVII. Utallige Blomster paa Jorderig gro (Though countless the flowers that grow on the earth). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XLVIII. Verdens Børn har mangt et Sted (Worldlings have so many sites). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XLIX. Vor Herre, han er en Konge stor (The Lord is a king, immensely great). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig

FS 86 (Op. 31). To Sange fra Valdemar Rørdams "Kantate ved Grosserer-Societetets Hundredaarsfest" (Two Songs from Valdemar Rørdam's "Cantata for the Centenary of the Chamber of Commerce") (1917)

• I. Købmands-Vise (Merchant Song)
• II. Hymne til Danmark (Hymn to Denmark)

FS 89 (Op. 34). Tre Sange fra Adam Oehlenschlägers Skuespil "Aladdin eller den forunderlige Lampe" (Three Songs from Adam Oehlenschläger's Play "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp") (1918–19)

• I. Cithar! Lad min Bøn dig røre (Zither! Touched by this my prayer)
• II. Visselulle nu, Barnlil! (Hushaby now, baby li'l!)
• III. Alt Maanen oprejst staar bag sorte Skove (Beyond black woods the moon)

FS 92. To aandelige Sange (Two Spiritual Songs) (1917–18)

• I. Den store Mester kommer (The greatest master cometh). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
• II. Udrundne er de gamle Dage (Gone are the days, they're past and olden). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig

FS 94 (Op. 41). Otte Sange fra Helge Rodes Skuespil "Moderen" (Eight Songs from Helge Rode's Play "The Mother") (1920)

• I. Vildt gaar Storm mod sorte Vande (Wild the storm on blackened waters)
• II. Min pige er saa lys som Rav (Like golden amber is my girl)
• III. Dengang Ørnen var flyveklar (When the Eagle would fly to rule)
• IV. Ved Festen fik en Moder Bud (A mother at the feast was told)
• V. Tidselhøsten tegner godt (Thistle crop looks promising)
• VI. Saa bittert var mit Hjerte (My heart was truly bitter)
• VII. Dengang Døden var i Vente (Testament, as he was dying)
• VIII. Som en rejselysten Flaade (There's a fleet of floating islands)

FS 95. Tyve folkelige Melodier (Twenty Folklike Melodies) (1917–21)

• I. På det jævne, på det jævne! (Simple-rooted, simple-rooted!). Text by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund
• II. Derfor kan vort øje glædes (Wherefore do our eyes feel pleasure). Text by Christian Richardt
• III. Jeg så kun tilbage (I only looked back). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
• IV. Morgendug der, sagte bæver (Morning dew that slightly trembles). Text by Carsten Hauch
• V. Jord, i hvis favn (Earth, whose embrace). Text by Christian Richardt
• VI. Den store Mester kommer! (The greatest master cometh!). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
• VII. Der sad en fisker så tankefuld (There sat a fisherman deep in thought). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• VIII. St. St. Blicher (Steen Steensen Blicher). Text by Carl Ploug
• IX. Dér, hvor vi stred og sang (Where we would fight and sing). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• X. Når Somrens sang er sungen (When summer song is finished). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• XI. De snækker mødtes i kvæld på hav (The barques would meet on a sunset wave). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XII. Naturens ædle dyrker (The noble nature student). Text by Carsten Hauch
• XIII. Tunge, mørke natteskyer (Heavy, gloomy clouds of night). Text by Jakob Knudsen
• XIV. Som dybest Brønd gir altid klarest Vand (Like purest waters rise from deepest spring). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• XV. Det danske Brød paa Sletten gror (The Danish bread, it grows on plains). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• XVI. Udrundne er de gamle Dage (Gone are the days, they're past and olden). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XVII. Betragt mit svage spind (melodi a) (Behold my web, how frail (Melody a)). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
• XVIII. Frihed er det bedste guld (Freedom is the purest gold). Text by Thomas av Strängnäs
• XIX. Nu lyser Løv i Lunde (The greenwood leaves are light now). Text by Johannes Jørgensen
• XX. Syndfloden (The Flood). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig

FS 101

Fire folkelige Melodier, "Four Folklike Melodies". Songs, texts by C. Richardt (1), B. Bjørnson (2,) C. Hostrup (3), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1922)

1. "Lær mig, Nattens Stjerne" ("Teach Me, Oh Stars of the Night") Text by Christian Richardt
2. "Sangen har Lysning" ("The Song Casts Light") Text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
3. "Hvad synger du om?" ("Of What do You Sing") Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
4. "Nu skal det aabenbares" ("Now Shall it be Revealed"). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig

FS 103

Folkehøjskolens Melodibog, The Folk High School Melody Book. Collection of Songs, ed. by Thorvald Aagaard, in collaboration with Carl Nielsen, Th. Laub, and O. Ring (1922).

• Den store Mester kommer! (The greatest master cometh!). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
• Påskeblomst! (The Daffodil). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• Udrundne er de gamle Dage (Gone are the days, they're past and olden). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• Betragt mit svage spind (Behold my web, how frail). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
• Jord, i hvis favn (Earth, whose embrace). Text by Christian Richardt
• Jeg så kun tilbage (I only looked back). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
• Derfor kan vort øje glædes (Wherefore do our eyes feel pleasure). Text by Christian Richardt
• Naturens ædle dyrker (The noble nature student). Text by Carsten Hauch
• Når Somrens sang er sungen (When summer song is finished). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• Dér, hvor vi stred og sang (Where we would fight and sing). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• Vi fik ej under tidernes tryk (The stress of years could not jade our mind). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• På det jævne, på det jævne! (Simple-rooted, simple-rooted!). Text by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund
• Syndfloden (The Flood). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• Der sad en fisker så tankefuld (There sat a fisherman deep in thought). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• De snækker mødtes i kvæld på hav (The barques would meet on a sunset wave). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• St. St. Blicher (Steen Steensen Blicher). Text by Carl Ploug
• Morgendug der, sagte bæver (Morning dew that slightly trembles). Text by Carsten Hauch
• Underlige Aftenlufte! (Odd and unknown evening breezes!). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
• Rosen blusser alt i Danas Have (Rose is blooming now in Dana's borders) . Text by Poul Martin Møller
• Tunge, mørke natteskyer (Heavy, gloomy clouds of night). Text by Jakob Knudsen
• Jeg bærer med Smil min Byrde (I take with a smile my burden). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• Du danske mand! af al din magt syng (Sing, Danish man! With all your might). Text by Holger Drachmann
• Vender sig Lykken fra dig (Fortune has lately left you). Text by Carsten Hauch
• Som dybest Brønd gir altid klarest Vand (Like purest waters rise from deepest spring). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• Nu er Dagen fuld af Sang (Now the day is full of song). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• Nu springer Vaaren fra sin Seng (Now, spring is leaping out of bed). Text by Viggo Stuckenberg
• Nu lyser Løv i Lunde (The greenwood leaves are light now). Text by Johannes Jørgensen
• De Refsnæsdrenge, de Samsøpiger (The Boys of Refsnæs, the Girls of Samsø). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher
• Farvel, min velsignede Fødeby! (Farewell, my respectable native town!). Text by Poul Martin Møller
• Se dig ud en Sommerdag (Look about one summer day). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• I Skyggen vi vanke (In shadows we wander). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
• Som en rejselysten Flaade (There's a fleet of floating islands). Text by Helge Rode

FS 114

1. "Ti dansk Smaasange" (Ten Little Danish Songs") Texts by various authors (1923–24)
2. "Jeg ved en Lærkerede" (I Know a Lark's Nest") (H. Bergstedt)
3. "Solen er saa rød Mor" (The Sun is So Red, Mother") (H. Bergstedt)
4. "Tyst som Aa i Engen rinder" (As Quietly as the Stream Runs in the Meadow") (H. Rode)
5. "Spurven sidder stum bag Kvist" (The Sparrow Sits in Silence Behind the Gable") (J. Aakjær)
6. "Den Spillemand spiller paa Strenge" (The Musician is Playing his Fiddle") (M. Damm)
7. "Naar Smaabørn klynker ved Aftentide" (When Small Children Whimper at Eventide") (C. Dabelsteen)
8. "Grøn er Vaarens Hæk" (Green in the Hedge in Spring") (P. Martin Møller)
9. "Jeg lægger mig saa trygt til ro" ("I Settle Down to Sleep so Snugly") (Chr. Winter)
10. "O, hvor jeg er glad i dag" ("Oh, Today I am so Happy") (M. Rosing)
11. "Den danske Sang" ("The Danish Song") (K. Hoffmann). Ti danske Smaasange (Ten Little Danish Songs) (1923–24)

FS 115

Fire jydske sange (Four Jutlandish Songs). Texts by A. Berntsen (1924–25)

1. "Jens Madsen aa An-Sofi" ("Jens Madsen to An-Sofi")
2. "Wo dætter" ("Our Daughter")
3. "Den jen aa den anden" ("One and the Other")
4. "Ae Lastrae" ("The Haypole")

FS 125. Tillæg til Folkehøjskolens Melodibog (Supplement to the Folk High School Melody Book)

• Lær mig, nattens stjærne (Teach me, star, precisely). Text by Christian Richardt
• Sangen har lysning (Singing illumines). Text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
• Hvad synger du om så højt i det blå? (Of what do you sing up there in the blue?). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• Danevang med grønne bred (Denmark with your verdant shore). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
• Nu skal det åbenbares (This is the revelation). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• Jens Vejmand (Jens the Roadman). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• Vi nævner et navn (We mention a name). Text by Knut Hamsun
• Havets Sang (Song of the Sea). Text by Laurits Christian Nielsen
• Vi sletternes sønner har drømme i sind (We, sons of the plains carry dreams in our minds). Text by Ludvig Holstein
• Der dukker af Disen min Fædrenejord (There out of the fog looms my ancestors' land). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• Kan I mærke, det lysner af solskin i sindet (Do you feel how your mind from the sunshine grows lighter). Text by Jonas Gudlaugsson
• Frydeligt med jubelkor (Jubilation, shouts of glee). Text by Morten Børup
• Vinden er så føjelig (Winds are so employable). Text by Holger Drachmann
• Mit hjem, hvor mine fædres fjed (My home, where my forefathers' tread). Text by Peder Rasmussen Møller
• Der er en gammel rønne her udenfor vor by (There is a hoary hovel just outside this our town). Text by Mads Hansen
• Om strømmen mod dig bruser – vov at stå! (If torrents rush against you – dare resist!). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher
• Ud gaar du nu paa Livets Vej (Now you must find your path in life). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher
• Sang bag Ploven (Song behind the Plough). Text by Ludvig Holstein

Separate songs

Recitation and piano (or orchestra)

FS 134. Island (Iceland) (1929). Text by Otto Lagoni.

Choir and piano

FS 65. To Sange fra Adam Oehlenschlägers "Sanct Hansaftenspil" (Two Songs from Adam Oehlenschläger's "Midsummer Eve Play") (1913)

• I. I Skyggen vi vanke (In shadows we wander), for SSAA choir and piano
• II. I Maaneskin titter (As moonlight entrances), for SSATTBB choir and piano

Songs with instrumental ensemble

FS 42, No. 4. Sænk kun dit Hoved du Blomst (Lay down, sweet flower, your head), for voice and orchestra. Text by Johannes Jørgensen (1906)
FS 110. Der er et yndigt land (There is a lovely country), for voice and orchestra. Text by Adam Oehlenschläger (1924)
FS 114, No. 5. Den Spillemand spiller paa Strenge (The fiddler is playing his fiddle), for voice and three violins. Text by Mads Damm (1923/1924)

Songs for a cappella choir

Mixed choir

Collections

FS 54. To Sange fra "Kantate ved Aarhus Landsudstillings Aabnings-Højtidelighed 1909" (Two Songs from "Cantata for the Opening Ceremony of the National Exhibition of 1909 in Aarhus"), for SATB choir. Text by Laurits Christian Nielsen (1909)

• I. Skummende laa Havet (Foaming high, the waters rushed heavily ashore)
• II. Danmark, du kornblonde Datter (Denmark, ye corn-golden daughter)

FS 138

To Skolesange (Two School Songs) for unaccompanied choir, text by V. Stuckenberg (1929)

1. "Blomsterstøv fra Blomsterbæger" ("Pollen from the Calyx")
2. "Nu er for stakket tid forbi" ("Now for a Brief Time it's Over"')

FS 139 (Op. 55). Tre Motetter (Three Motets). Texts selected by Carl Nielsen and Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (1929)

• I. Afflictus sum, (Psalm 38:9, Danish and French Psalm 37), for ATTB choir
• II. Dominus regit me, (Psalm 23:1-2, Danish and French Psalm 22), for SATB choir
• III. Benedictus, benedictus Dominus, (Psalm 31:22, Danish and French Psalm 30), for SSATB choir

Separate songs

Male choir

Equal voices

FS 111

Sangbogen Danmark (Songbook Denmark); a collection of Danish and Scandinavian songs, includes a foreword and some new songs by Nielsen; edited by Carl Nielsen and Hakon Andersen (every song is scored for soprano and alto) (1924)

• I. Danevang med grønne bred (Denmark with your verdant shore). Text by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
• II. Der er et yndigt land (There is a lovely country). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
• III. Rosen blusser alt i Danas Have (Rose is blooming now in Dana's borders). Text by Poul Martin Møller
• IV. Lad en og anden have Ret (Let people, just a few, be right). Text by Peter Faber
• V. Morgendug der, sagte bæver (Morning dew that slightly trembles). Text by Carsten Hauch
• VI. Se dig ud en Sommerdag (Look about one summer day). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• VII. Fædrelandssang (Du danske mand! af al din magt syng) (Danish Patriotic Song (Sing, Danish man! With all your might)). Text by Holger Drachmann
• VIII. Du gav os de Blomster, som lyste imod os (You gave us the flowers that glistered to show us). Text by Helge Rode
• IX. Danmark (Denmark). Text by Axel Juel
• X. Som en rejselysten Flaade (There's a fleet of floating islands). Text by Helge Rode
• XI. Kær est du, Fødeland, sødt er dit Navn (So dear my native land, thy name so sweet). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher
• XII. Der dukker af Disen min Fædrenejord (There out of the fog looms my ancestors' land). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• XIII. Hjemvee (Underlige Aftenlufte!) (Homesickness (Odd and unknown evening breezes!)). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
• XIV. Den kedsom Vinter gik sin Gang (The tedious winter went its course). Text by Ambrosius Stub
• XV. Frydeligt med jubelkor (Jubilation, shouts of glee). Text by Morten Børup
• XVI. Grøn er Vaarens Hæk (Springtime hedge is green). Text by Poul Martin Møller
• XVII. Nu er Dagen fuld af Sang (Now the day is full of song). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• XVIII. I Skyggen vi vanke (In shadows we wander). Text by Adam Oehlenschläger
• XIX. Nu lyser Løv i Lunde (The greenwood leaves are light now). Text by Johannes Jørgensen
• XX. O, hvor jeg er glad i Dag! (Oh, how glad I am today!). Text by Michael Rosing
• XXI. Nu Sol i Øst oprinder mild (Now the sun arises in the East). Text by Carl Joakim Brandt
• XXII. Jeg lægger mig saa trygt til ro (In peace, I lay me down to sleep). Text by Christian Winther
• XXIII. Tyst som Aa i Engen rinder (Silent as a stream's meander). Text by Helge Rode
• XXIV. Sol er oppe! Skovens Toppe (Sun arises! Treetop guises). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXV. De snækker mødtes i kvæld på hav (The barques would meet on a sunset wave). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXVI. Søndret Folk er vokset sammen (Grown together, sundered nation). Text by Helge Rode
• XXVII. Udrundne er de gamle Dage (Gone are the days, they're past and olden). Text by Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• XXVIII. De Unges Sang (Song of the Young). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• XXIX. Hymne til Danmark (Hymn to Denmark). Text by Valdemar Rørdam
• XXX. Er din Stue lav og trang (Is your dwelling low and tight). Text by Laurits Christian Nielsen
• XXXI. På det jævne, på det jævne! (Simple-rooted, simple-rooted!). Text by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund
• XXXII. Byg paa Slet ten, ej paa Tin den (Build on lowland, not above it). Text by Zakarias Nielsen
• XXXIII. Vi fri Folk fra Norden (We free Nordic nation). Text by Valdemar Rørdam
• XXXIV. Vældige Riger rives om Jorden (Mighty the realms that rend earth asunder). Text by Ahrent Otterstrøm
• XXXV. Havets Sang (Song of the Sea). Text by Laurits Christian Nielsen
• XXXVI. Når Somrens sang er sungen (When summer song is finished). Text by Jens Christian Hostrup
• XXXVII. Sov, mit Barn, sov længe (Sleep, my child, sleep sweetly). Text by Christian Richardt
• XXXVIII. Spurven sidder stum bag Kvist (Sparrows hushed behind the bough). Text by Jeppe Aakjær
• XXXIX. Farvel, min velsignede Fødeby! (Farewell, my respectable native town!). Text by Poul Martin Møller
• XL. Ud gaar du nu paa Livets Vej (Now you must find your path in life). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher (only stanzas 1, 3-5)
• XLI. Jeg ved en Lærkerede (Two larks in love have nested). Text by Harald Bergstedt
• XLII. Solen er saa rød, Mor (Look! The sun is red, mum). Text by Harald Bergstedt
• XLIII. Den Spillemand spiller paa Strenge (The fiddler is playing his fiddle). Text by Mads Damm
• XLIV. Naar Smaabørn klynker ved Aftentide (When babies whimper before the candle). Text by Christian Dabelsteen

FS 152

60 Danske Kanoner (60 Danish Canons); six of them by Nielsen (1930), for unaccompanied choir, texts by Carl Nielsen (1), H. C. Andersen (2), Holberg (3 and 4, translated by S. Muller), Book of Job (5), Carl Nielsen (6, his motto to the Helios Overture) (1930)

1. "Bokserne" ("The Boxers")
2. "Traaden brister" ("The Thread Snaps")
3. "Vægter, jeg beder" ("Watchman I Beg You")
4. "Ikke det altid slaar til" ("It Isn't Always So")
5. "Du skal le ad Ødelæggelse" ("At Destruction and Famine Thou Shalt Laugh")
6. "Stilhed og Mørke" ("Silence and Dark")

Separate songs

Every song scored for soprano and alto.

Unison songs

Collections

FS 75. Melodier til Johan Borups Sangbog (Melodies for Johan Borup's Song Book) (1915)
FS 120. Nye Melodier til Johan Borups Sangbog (New Melodies for Johan Borup's Song Book) (1926)

• Morgenhanen atter gol (Morning cock again did crow). Nikolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig
• Vaaren, Vaaren er i Brud (Springtime, Springtime breaking through). Text by Morten & Marinus Børup
• Grøn er Vaarens Hæk (Springtime hedge is green). Text by Poul Martin Møller
• Ind under Jul, hvor er det trist (Nigh to Noel, how very sad). Text by Jonas Lie
• Nu spinder vi for Dittemor (We're spinning now for Lizzy Lass). Text by Martin Andersen Nexø
• Undrer mig paa, hvad jeg faar at se (Wonder whatever I get to see). Text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
• Spurven sidder stum bag Kvist (Sparrows hushed behind the bough). Text by Jeppe Aakjær (only stanzas 1, 5, 7-8)
• I kølende Skygger (In shadows so bracing). Text by Johannes Ewald
• En Sømand med et modigt Bryst (A sailor with a plucky breast). Text by Johannes Ewald
• Den gamle Husmand staar ved Gavl (An old smallholder at his ground). Text by Johan Skjoldborg
• Hver har sit, du har dit og jeg har mit (You and I, everyone must qualify). Text by Laurits Christian Nielsen
• Jeg kører frem gennem Straalefryd (I drive along in a splendent spell). Text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
• Dannebrog, vift med din Vinge (Dannebrog, flag in a flutter). Text by Steen Steensen Blicher
• Jeg er saa glad i Grunden (I'm really so delighted). Text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
• Den Magt som gav mig min lille Sang (This force which gave me my little song). Text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
• Har I nu Tænder i Riven sat (Now, did the rake get its latter prong). Text by Jeppe Aakjær

Separate songs

See also

• List of compositions by Carl Nielsen

References

• The Carl Nielsen Edition, Volume III: Songs, Vol. 1-3; Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Product no. WH31333

Further reading

• Reynolds, Anne-Marie (2010). Carl Nielsen's Voice: His Songs in Context. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 978-87-635-2598-5.

External links

• Catalogue of Carl Nielsen's Works (CNW)
• Complete digital scores of Nielsen's complete works (The Carl Nielsen Edition)
• "Förunderligt och märkligt" recording with Umeå Akademiska Kör [sv]

v t e Carl Nielsen
List of compositions Discography of symphony cycles
Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 (1892) Symphony No. 2, The Four Temperaments (1902) Symphony No. 3, Sinfonia espansiva (1911) Symphony No. 4, The Inextinguishable (1916) Symphony No. 5 (1922) Symphony No. 6, Sinfonia semplice (1925)
Concertante	Violin Concerto (1911) Flute Concerto (1926) Clarinet Concerto (1928)
Opera	Saul and David (1902) Maskarade (1906)
Stage	Aladdin (1919) The Mother (1920)
Chorus & orchestra	Hymnus amoris (1896) The Sleep (1905) Springtime on Funen (1921)
Other orchestral	Little Suite for Strings (1888) Helios Overture (1903) Saga Dream (1908) At the Bier of a Young Artist (1910) Pan and Syrinx (1918) An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islands (1927)
Chamber	String Quartet No. 1 (1889) Fantasy Pieces for Oboe and Piano (1890) String Quartet No. 2 (1890) String Quartet No. 3 (1898) String Quartet No. 4 (1906) Serenata in vano (1914) Wind Quintet (1922)
Miscellaneous	Chaconne (1917) Three Piano Pieces (1928) Three Motets (1929) Commotio (1931) Songs (list)
Family & friends	Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (wife) Anne Marie Telmányi (daughter) Emil Telmányi (son-in-law) Victor Bendix Ferruccio Busoni
Teachers	Niels Gade J. P. E. Hartmann Orla Rosenhoff Valdemar Tofte Royal Danish Academy of Music
Pupils	Thorvald Aagaard Harald Agersnap Emilius Bangert Jørgen Bentzon Nancy Dalberg Knud Jeppesen Herman Koppel Poul Schierbeck Rudolph Simonsen Mogens Wöldike
Select interpreters	Herbert Blomstedt Douglas Bostock Launy Grøndahl Thomas Jensen Tor Mann Gennady Rozhdestvensky Esa-Pekka Salonen Ole Schmidt Michael Schønwandt Edward Serov [ru] Bryden Thomson Erik Tuxen
Related articles	Carl, My Childhood Symphony Carl Nielsen International Music Competition Carl Nielsen Edition Carl Nielsen Monument Carl Nielsen Museum Danish National Symphony Orchestra David Fanning (biographer) My Childhood on Funen (autobiography) Robert Simpson (biographer) Royal Danish Orchestra
Category

• Compositions by Carl Nielsen
• Lists of compositions by composer