"Jeg elsker Dig"

In English

”Jeg elsker Dig” Op. 5, No. 3

arranged for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

”Jeg elsker Dig” (I Love You) is from a collection of four songs for song and piano composed by Grieg in 1864.
The songs are with lyrics by H.C. Andersen and is a selection from the collection Melodies of the Heart which H.C. Andersen wrote after falling in love with a merchant’s daughter, Riborg Voigt, from Fåborg. However, she was already engaged to another side and got married shortly after.

​
Grieg also had a girl in mind when he wrote the four songs. They were completed in December 1864, and he was able to give the songs as a musical gift to his cousin, Nina Hagerup, for their engagement at Christmas 1864.

Martin Lohse 2004

In Danish

”Jeg elsker Dig” Op. 5, No. 3

arrangeret for klarinet, violin, cello og klaver

”Jeg elsker Dig” er fra en samling på fire sange for sang og klaver komponeret af Grieg i 1864.

Sangene er med tekst af H.C. Andersen og er et udvalg fra samlingen Hjertets Melodier, som H.C. Andersen skrev efter at have været forelsket i en købmandsdatter, Riborg Voigt, fra Fåborg. Hun var dog allerede forlovet til anden side og blev gift kort tid efter.

​

​
Grieg havde selv en pige i tankerne da han skrev de fire sange. De blev færdige i december 1864, og han kunne forære sangene som musikalsk gave til sin kusine, Nina Hagerup, til deres forlovelse i julen 1864.

Martin Lohse 2004