Sov Du Lilla Vide Ung
''Sov du lilla videung'' (English: "Sleep, you little willow young"), otherwise known as ''Videvisan'' ("Willow song") or ''Solskenets visan'' ("Sunshine's song") is a poem by the Finnish author Zachris Topelius which was first published in the ninth issue of the children's magazine ''Trollsländan'' ("Dragonfly") on February 27, 1869.Zacharias Topelius, "Vinterlek" in ''Trollsländan'' (Helsinki: Theodor Sederholms boktryckeri, 1869) (9): pp. 65–69. Topelius is considered to be the first author of Swedish-language literature specifically intended for children. From the 1840s till his death he wrote some 230 poems, songs, stories and fairy tales. He was also the first in Scandinavia to write plays for children. He appeared widely, including in ''Trollsländan'', with columns under the heading ''Vinterlek'' ("Winter play"). He intended the pieces he wrote to become a part of children's play, not to be used as theatrical performances. ''Sov du lilla videung'' was part of just suc ...
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