by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877)
Tvenne popplar susa öfver grafven
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Tvenne popplar susa öfver grafven, Der en trogen ynglings aska gömmes, Satta fordom af hans flickas händer. Nu i poppelskuggan springa barnen, Som hon fostrat med en annan make, Jaga fjärilar och plocka blommor.
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Authorship:
- by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), no title, appears in Lyriska dikter II, in Idyll och epigram, no. 7, first published 1830 [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 Leif Bratt (1897 - 1971), "Tvenne popplar susa över graven", published 1923 [ voice and piano ], from 6 intima visor ur J L Runebergs Idyll och epigram, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-05
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