by Verner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940)
Tankens duva
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Tankens duva ensam dröjer långt i stormens moln och höjer flykten över höstlig sjö. Jorden brinner, hjärtat brinner. Sök, min duva, ack du finner ändå aldrig glömskans ö. Varför skrämmer dig minuten, stackars duva, med sin brand? Somna, somna på min hand. Snart du ligger tyst och skjuten.
Authorship:
- by Verner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940), "Tankens duva", appears in Nya dikter, first published 1915 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustaf Nordqvist (1886 - 1949), "Tankens duva", 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Dikter av Verner von Heidenstam, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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