Ungdomsdrömmens ord vet ingen. Namn på lyckans jord vet ingen. Om min drömda kära bor i söder eller nord, vet ingen. Seglen fly; och om den enda far förbi ombord, vet ingen. Svar på hjärtats vilsna undran, fast så ofta spord, vet ingen. Måsen vet en väg till vila. Hjärtat, ovan jord, vet ingen.
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Authorship:
- by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson (1894 - 1954), "En ghasel" [author's text not yet checked 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 Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "En ghasel", 1944 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2018-11-20
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