Gunnar Wennerberg (1817-1901)

Fanmarsch [Fansång] ("Stå stark, du ljusets riddarvakt")

Print
  • Year of composition: 1848
  • Work category: Mixed choir a cappella
  • Text author: Johan Nybom (1815-1889)
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min

Solo voices/choir

S.A.T.B.

Examples of printed editions

Svenska Skolkvartetten. 100 fyrstämmiga sånger, 1:sta samlingen, [Svenska Skolkvartetten. 100 four-part songs, Volume 1] Abr. Lundquist, Musikförlag (Ed. no. is missing) [1952]

Description of work

Vigorously B-flat major 4/4 (C)


Work comment

This song also exists in a setting for male choir a cappella (T.T.B.B.). See separate post for that version.


Libretto/text

Stå stark, du ljusets riddarvakt,
kring dina forsterländska fanor,
och drag åstad med sångens glada makt,
med mod på dina skilda banor!