The Spring Song (in Swedish, Vårsång) is a symphonic poem composed in 1894 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

The piece was initially composed as Improvisation for Orchestra, in the key of re major. Sibelius recast it in F major, and retakes the work in 1895, annexing the subtitle "The sadness of spring" to that (unpublished) version, and then made revisions for the final publication in 1902.

The piece contains an optimism that is quite rare among the works of Sibelius. He is known for his prominent use of bells at the end of the song.

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