Sheet Music: Mads Doss

TitleMads Doss
Alternate titlesMads Doss han war en kon koltringsknæjt
ComposerTraditional Danish
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyG major
RangeD4–D5
Time signature2/4
Tempo104 BPM
Performance time0:25
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2021-05-30
Last updated2021-05-30
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Categories
Marches, Piccolo tunes, Traditional/Folk

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Sunday 30 May 2021

Tune of the Day: Mads Doss

Traditional Danish song

The modern lyrics to this old Danish song were written by poet Steen Steensen Blicher in 1842, but the tune is probably much older. It has notably been recorded by recorder virtuoso Michala Petri, along with a set of variations.

Mads Doss he was but a half-grown boy
who herded sheep in the heather.
Sometimes he cut up the brush for fuel
or bound willow branches together
and fashioned a broom while he sang for a spell,
and when he would call out his voice carried well:
La la la loo, la la la lay — come and I will wait!

Thanks to Phil for suggesting this tune!