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by Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

O, gräv mig en grav, dödgrävare snäll

Language: Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: FIN FRE

O, gräv mig en grav, dödgrävare snäll, 
jag längtar att komma till vila, 
jag ser inga stjärnor ute i kväll, 
där mörka skyarna ila.

Jag hade ett hjärta, som gav och som gav.
Nu har det ej mera att giva.
Ack, snälla dödgrävare, gräv mig en grav;
jag kan ej min ledsnad beskriva.

Nu står där blott åter ett svidande sår --
där riva de alla och sarga;
ack, snälla dödgrävare, red mig en bår,
så lugna kanske sig de arga.

Så kan jag måhända få fred i min grav;
där växa små blommor ur mullen.
Jag hade ett hjärta som gav och som gav. --
Ack, kasta ej stenar på kullen!

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by Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906), "Min grav", written 1887-8 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Ma tombe

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Language: French (Français) after the Swedish (Svenska)

Ô creuse-moi une tombe, habile fossoyeur,
j'aspire à atteindre le repos,
je ne vois plus d'étoiles dans le soir,
ici courent de sombres nuages.

J'avais un cœur qui a donné et donné.
À présent il n'a plus rien à donner.
Ô, habile fossoyeur, creuse-moi une tombe ;
je ne puis décrire mon chagrin.

Il ne me reste plus qu'une douloureuse blessure
que tous déchirent et lacèrent ;
oh habile fossoyeur, prépare-moi une civière,
cela apaisera peut-être ma colère.

Je pourrai peut-être ainsi trouver la paix dans ma tombe ;
il y poussera sur sa terre de petites fleurs.
J'avais un cœur qui donna et donna.
Ô, ne jetez pas de pierre sur son tertre !

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