by Verner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940)
Månljuset
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Jag vet ej, varför jag vaken sitter, fast dagen ingen glädje skänkt, men allt i mitt liv, som likt solar blänkt, och allt, som i mörker och kval blev sänkt, det darrar i natt i en flod av glitter.
Authorship:
- by Verner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940) [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 Gunnar de Frumerie (1908 - 1987), "Månljuset", op. 12 (Fem sånger) no. 4 (1939) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Algot Haquinius (1886 - 1966), "Månljuset", 1927 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hilding Rosenberg (1892 - 1985), "Månljuset", op. 7 (Tre sånger) no. 2 (1918) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871 - 1927), "Månljuset", op. 37 no. 3 (1918) [ voice and piano ], from Fyra dikter av Verner von Heidenstam , no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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