Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
If you wish to reprint translations, please use the Reprint Basket (upper right hand corner).
Reminder: You must always use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
Re'n släckt är lampan i min flickas kammar, Ett blekrött månsken blott på rutan flammar Och genom slöjan, fäst för den, [jag ser]1 Den skönes bild ej mer. Snart skall hon bäddens trygga fristad hinna; Se'n, blyga Cynthia, bliv min spejarinna, Och yppa vänligt hvad du skåda fått För mig och natten blott. Om med en blick, där himlen strålar åter, Hon sammanknyter händerna och gråter Och talar ord, som blott en ängel hör, Sin aftonbön hon gör. Men om den höljda barmen rörs och bäfvar, Ett leende på rosenläppen sväfvar, Och kindens låga sakta tänder sig, Då drömmer hon om mig.
1 Sibelius: "såg jag"
Text Authorship:
- by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Serenad" [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 Erik Fritiof Fordell (1917 - 1981), "Serenad", 1975 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Bo Linde (1933 - 1970), "Serenad", 1950 [ tenor and strings ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Serenad", JS. 167 (1888) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Serenade", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Serenadi", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Serenade", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 103
The fire (extinguished) is the lamp in my girl’s room, A bleak moonglow reflecting on the window is the only flame And through the curtain, fastened to it, [I see]1 The beautiful image no more. Soon, the bed’s safe sanctuary she’ll reach; Look, shy Cynthia, be my spy, And please kindly reveal what you saw To me and the night alone. If with a glance, which is lit from heaven, She clasps her hands and weeps And speaks words that only an angel hears, Her evening prayers are said. But if the veiled bosom stirs and quivers, If a smile on the rosy lips floats, And her cheek begin to blush, Then she dreams of me.
1 Sibelius: "saw I"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to English copyright © 2018 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net
Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Serenad"
This text was added to the website: 2018-12-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 117