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Två dikter av Bo Bergman

by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942)

1. Melodi
 (Sung text)

Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Bara du går över markerna,
lever var källa,
sjunger var tuva ditt namn.
Skyarna brinna och parkerna
susa och fälla
lövet som guld i din famn.

Och vid de skummiga stränderna
hör jag din stämmas
vaggande vågsorl till tröst.
Räck mig de älskade händerna.
Mörkret skall skrämmas.
Kvalet skall släppa mitt bröst.

Bara du går över ängarna,
bara jag ser dig
vandra i fjärran förbi,
darra de eviga strängarna.
Säg mig vem ger dig
makten som blir melodi?

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967)

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

  • ENG English (Anna Hersey) , "Melody", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

2. Ödesvisan
 (Sung text)

Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Ingen sol i min vrå, 
skyarna ligga tunga. 
Världen är hård för gammal och grå, 
världen är hård för de unga. 
Allt skall man mista, 
när kommer det sista 
slaget, ödet skall slå?

Dagarna gå och gå, 
och glömska snöar på alla. 
Livet är dödens. Vi vissna som strå. 
Tysta stjärnorna falla. 
Läpparnas bleka 
böner beveka 
aldrig ödet, när ödet vill slå.

Nog är det tungt att få 
stenar för bröd beständigt, 
men det finns de som leva ändå 
och skratta åt allt eländigt. 
Korslagda armar! 
Ödet förbarar 
sig icke, ödet vill slå.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967)

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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada and the U.S., but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 171
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