Kungens lilla piga is a children's song written by Anna-Lisa Frykman (1889-1960), describing a working day for a young housemaid girl working at the royal court.

"Kungens lilla piga"
Song
LanguageSwedish
Genrechildren
Songwriter(s)Anna-Lisa Frykman

The 1943 "Nu ska vi sjunga" Elsa Beskow illustration shows a little girl acting as the housemaid. Later, the song has been criticized for glorifying child labour.

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An early recording was done by Nadja Hjärne-Ohrberg with Stig Holm's ensemble on 28 September 1945, and the record came out in December the same year.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Kungens lilla piga" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. Retrieved 18 May 2011.