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by Carl Fredric Dahlgren (1791 - 1844)

Vore du ett ax
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Vore du ett ax 
Och en fogel jag, 
Flög' jag till dig strax, 
Tog' dig i min mund, 
Flöge se'n på stund 
Bort med dig till skog. 

Vore du ett blad, 
Skulle jag som vind 
Flägta kring dig, glad; 
Sjungande ditt namn,
Gunga i din famn 
Som ett litet barn. 

Vore du ett ros, 
Aldrig från din famn 
Rymde jag min kos. 
Fjäril-lätt och varm 
Vid din hulda barm 
Lå' jag alla dar. 

Vore du en våg 
Och jag sjelf dess strand,  
Jemt jag på dig såg'. 
Tänk, hvad kyssar då 
Natt och dag att få, 
Af dig, lilla våg! 

Men ack!  fåfängt hopp! 
Bort från mig du flyr 
Som en hind i lopp. 
Strömma tåreflod, 
Rinn mitt hjerteblod!  
Bort du flyr från mig. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Carl Fredric Dahlgren, Samlade Skrifter, andra Delen, Stockholm: Adolf Bonnier, 1875, pages 53 - 54. Appears in Lyriska Dikter.


Text Authorship:

  • by Carl Fredric Dahlgren (1791 - 1844), "Till min flicka", appears in Lyriska 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 Karl Collan (1828 - 1871), "Dahlgrens visa" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2021-07-08
Line count: 30
Word count: 124

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