The Five Songs, Op. 38, is a collection of Swedish-language art songs for vocal soloist and piano written from 1903 to 1904 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
Constituent songs Ordered by catalogue number, the Op. 38 songs are as follows:
"" ("Autumn Evening"), Op. 38/1 (1903); text by the Swedish poet Viktor Rydberg "" ("On a Balcony by the Sea"), Op. 38/2 (1903); text by Rydberg "" ("In the Night"), Op. 38/3 (1903); text by Rydberg "" ("The Harper and His Son"), Op. 38/4 (1904); text by Rydberg "" ("I Wish I Were in India"), Op. 38/5 (1904); text by the Swedish poet Gustaf Fröding
The collection was first published by the Helsinki-based firm () from 1903 to 1904.
Orchestral versions of Nos. 1–3 In 1903, Sibelius arranged "" and "" for vocalist and orchestra; an arrangement of "" arrived the following year in 1904.
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