''Visor från Mumindalen'', or ''Songs from the Moominvalley,'' is a songbook from 1993 by the Finnish-Swedish author

Tove Jansson Tove Marika Jansson (; 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. Brought up by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Helsinki, Stockholm, ...

, which she wrote with her brother Lars Jansson and

Erna Tauro Erna Tauro ( Pergament; 16 August 1916 4 June 1993), was a Finnish-Swedish pianist and composer, as well as a theatre musician and teacher. She is remembered for her collaboration with Tove Jansson. Biography Erna Pergament was born in 1916, in ...

. It is a collection of classic songs inspired by the characters in the

Moomin The Moomins (, ) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by the Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Finnish publisher Schildts. They are a ...

World. The lyrics were written by Tove and Lars Jansson while the music was composed by Erna Tauro. ''Visor från Mumindalen'' was published along with the melody parts with lyrics and chords. "Muminpappans visa" (Moominpapa's Show), "Tootickis vintervisa" (Too Ticky's Winter Show) and "Julsång för knytt" (Christmas Carols for Toffle) are some of the songs found in the songbook.

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1993 books Finnish books Song books Swedish-language literature {{music-book-stub