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Om dagen är all

Set by Edvin Kallstenius (1881 - 1967), no title, op. 32 no. 3 (1944) [ baritone and orchestra ], from cantata Sångoffer, no. 3
    Score: IMSLP [external link] [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.


Om dagen är all,
om fåglarna ej längre sjunga,
om vinden slappnat av mot afton,
sänk då mörkrets flor tätt över mig,
så som du också svept jorden 
i sömnens täcke
och ömt slutit lotusblommans 
blad i skymningen.

 ... 

Text Authorship:

  • by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948), first published 1915

Based on:

  • a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 24, first published 1912
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Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 24 [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius)
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius)

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Daphnis [Guest Editor]



Då icke du talar,
vill jag fylla mitt hjärta med tystnad
och härda ut.
Jag vill hålla mig stilla
och likt natten vänta med stjärnevaka
och huvudet böjt 
djupt i tålamod.
Morgonen skall säkert komma,
mörkret skall avtaga,
din röst skall strömma ned
 ... 
och taga vingar
i sången från vart 
och ett av mina fågelbon
och dina melodier 
slå ut i blom
från alla mina 
skogsdungar.

Text Authorship:

  • by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948), first published 1915

Based on:

  • a text in English by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in Gitanjali, no. 19, first published 1912
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Bangla (Bengali) by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941), no title, appears in গীতাঞ্জলি (Gitanjali), no. 19 [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

Go to the general single-text view

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius)
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Edvin Kallstenius)

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Daphnis [Guest Editor]


Author(s): Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948)
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