The forest sleeps | The forest sleeps

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by Ernest Thiel (1859 - 1947)

Translation © by Anna Hersey

Skogen sover

Language: Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: ENG JPN

Skogen sover.
Strimman på fästet flämtar matt.
Dagen vakar i juninatt.
Tystnat har nyss hennes muntra skratt,
redan hon sover.
Vid hennes sida jag stum mig statt.
Kärleken vakar över sin skatt,
kärleken vakar i juninatt.

Text Authorship:

by Ernest Thiel (1859 - 1947) [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 Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960), "Skogen sover", op. 28 no. 6, Rudén no. 63 no. 6 (1908) [ voice and piano ], from Sju dikter av Ernest Thiel, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Anna Hersey) , "The forest sleeps", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "森は眠る", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 36

The forest sleeps

Language: English after the Swedish (Svenska)

The forest sleeps.
A streak of light flickers in the firmament.
The day keeps vigil in the June night.
Her merry laughter has just fallen silent,
already she is asleep.
I silently lay by her side.
Love keeps vigil over its treasure,
love keeps vigil in the June night.

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a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Ernest Thiel (1859 - 1947)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 49