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2. Kulneff
 (Sung text)

Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Och efter kvällen räcker till
Och minnet ger oss glädje än,
Om Kulneff jag berätta vill,
Säg, har du hört om den?
Det var en äkta folkets man,
Båd' dö och leva kunde han,
Den främste, där det höggs och stacks,
Den främste, där det dracks.

Att kämpa, kämpa nätter, dar,
Det var för honom tidsfördriv;
Att falla endast blomman var
Utan en hjältes liv.
Vad vapen man i handen höll,
Det var detsamma, blott man föll,
I stridens eller lekens ras,
Med sabel eller glas.

 ... 

Text Authorship:

  • by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Kulneff", appears in Fänrik Ståls sägner, in 1. Första samlingen, no. 14

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

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Paavo Cajander) , "Kulnev"

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