12 JUNE 1847, Page 20

MUSIC.

Swedish Songs; with the Original Words, and an English Translation. Part L This publication, independently of its intrinsic merit, has the further ad- vantage of opportuneness. If people's heads are turned by "the Swe- dish Nightingale," it must be of interest to know something of the wood- notes wild which the songstress carols in her native land. Though the airs in this collection are not old and traditional, but are the work of two living Swedish composers, Geyer and Lindblad, yet they are thoroughly national both in structure and spirit; and the poetry (by the composers themselves) is full of Swedish life and character. The Scandinavian wild- ness of the melodies is mingled with beauty, animation, and tenderness; and the accompaniments, simple but masterly, enhance their attraction. The words are given in the original Swedish, with an elegant and spirited translation.