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Omkring tiggarn från Luossa
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Omkring tiggarn från Luossa is a poem by the Swedish proletarian author Dan Andersson. Its nine four-line verses, with a ABAB rhyming scheme, create a picture of longing for something beyond the visib
From 1912, Dan Andersson lived in the cottage named "Luossa [sv]", near Skattlösberg [sv] in Sweden's rural Dalarna region; it is named in the song.
From 1912, Dan Andersson lived in the cottage named "Luossa [sv]", near Skattlösberg [sv] in Sweden's rural Dalarna region; it is named in the song.
The Swedish poet Dan Andersson wrote the poem in 1917.
The Swedish poet Dan Andersson wrote the poem in 1917.
Gunde Johansson [sv] set the poem to music in 1954.
Gunde Johansson [sv] set the poem to music in 1954.
Svarta ballader
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Svarta ballader is a 1917 poetry collection by the Swedish proletarian writer Dan Andersson, his third and the last to be published before his early death in 1920. It has become one of the most import
First edition
First edition
Andersson's writing-desk in Luossa cottage [sv]
Andersson's writing-desk in Luossa cottage [sv]
The poems are set in the wild Dalarna countryside. One of the places named is Kestina [sv], home of Andersson's aunt Stina.
The poems are set in the wild Dalarna countryside. One of the places named is Kestina [sv], home of Andersson's aunt Stina.