Och vill du väl, så får du väl, så har du väl min hela själ till träl att älska och pina och trampa ihjäl med tramp av din häl, du höga, du svingande vilda i dansen. Men får du min, så tar jag din. Så våga, vinn och dansa in, rätt in i lågornas rike och brinn och brinn med syn och med sinn. Det brinner en eld, han brinner så klar i dansen. Och se vi gå som lågor gå i dans och slå ihop och nå det blå -- och jorden blir aska under oss två. Vi saliga två, det är blåsande eld som bär oss i dansen.
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Confirmed with Bo Bergman, Valda Dikter, Tredje Upplagan, Stockholm, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1923, pages 144-145.
Text Authorship:
- by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967), "En gammal dansrytm", appears in Valda Dikter [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 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "En gammal dansrytm", 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Tre Dikter av Bo Bergman, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "En gammal dansrytm", 1915 [ voice and piano ], from Sex visor, no. 3, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947) ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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