Fader Berg i hornet stöter
| "Fader Berg i hornet stöter" | |
|---|---|
| Art song | |
First page of sheet music for the 1810 edition | |
| English | Father Berg blows his horn |
| Written | March–May 1770 |
| Text | poem by Carl Michael Bellman |
| Language | Swedish |
| Melody | An unidentified minuet |
| Dedication | The sisters, and Ulla Winblad |
| Published | 1790 in Fredman's Epistles |
| Scoring | voice, cittern, and horn |
Fader Berg i hornet stöter (Father Berg blows his horn) is Epistle No. 3 in the Swedish poet and performer Carl Michael Bellman's 1790 song collection, Fredman's Epistles. The epistle is subtitled "Till en och var av systrarna, men enkannerligen till Ulla Winblad" (To each and every one of the sisters, most especially to Ulla Winblad). One of his best-known works, it is both about and mimics the rhythm of playing the horn, while Fredman enjoys the sight of Ulla Winblad dancing in a ruffled dress.