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Kungens lilla piga

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Genre
  
children

Composer(s)
  
Anna-Lisa Frykman

Writer(s)
  
Anna-Lisa Frykman

Language
  
Swedish

Kungens lilla piga is a children's song written by Anna-Lisa Frykman (1889-1960), describing a working day for a young housemaid girl working at the royal court.

Contents

The 1943 "Nu ska vi sjunga" Elsa Beskow illustration shows a little girl acting as the housemaid. Later, the song has been criticized for gloryfying child labour.

Publications

  • Nu ska vi sjunga, 1943, under rubriken "Lekvisor"
  • Recordings

    An early recording was done by Nadja Hjärne-Ohrberg with Stig Holm's ensamble on 28 September 1945, and the record came out in December the same year.

    References

    Kungens lilla piga Wikipedia