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by Bo Setterlind (1923 - 1991)

Döden tänkte jag mig så
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Det gick en gammal odalman 
och sjöng på åkerjorden.
Han bar en frökorg i sin hand 
och strödde mellan orden
för livets början och livets slut 
sin nya fröskörd ut.
 
Han gick från soluppgång till soluppgång.
Det var den sista dagens morgon.
Jag stod som harens unge, när han kom.
Hur ångestfull jag var inför hans vackra sång!
Då tog han mig och satte mig i korgen
och när jag somnat, började han gå.
Döden tänkte jag mig så.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Setterlind (1923 - 1991) [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 Agneta Sköld (b. 1947), "Döden tänkte jag mig så", copyright © 2019, Gehrmans Verlag
        Score: Gehrmans Verlag [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-31
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Word count: 79

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