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by Carl David af Wirsén (1842 - 1912)

Den sjuka flickans sång
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Tysta minne af flydda dagar,
Som i djupet af hjertat klagar,
Hvad du bådar jag anar nog;
Ack, du qvider som fogeln qvider
När i kulna novembertider
Han förglömt sig i nordanskog.

Om han flaxar med frusna vingar,
Om till söder hans längtan svingar
Långt från dimmor och långt från snö,
Intet hjelper. För sent att fara!
Om han flöge, han skulle bara
Under frostiga skurar dö,

O, när intet dig mer kan rädda,
Då är bättre att tyst dig bädda
Under granen i ro till slut,
Fogel, bättre att barmen luta
Tätt mot mossan och blicken sluta
Och i toner få andas ut!

Text Authorship:

  • by Carl David af Wirsén (1842 - 1912) [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 Amanda Maier (1853 - 1894), "Den sjuka flickans sång", 1878. [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-12-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 104

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