by Oscar Levertin (1862 - 1906)
Maj
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
I ljusa skyar går solen, till sång blir skymningens röst, i doft den första violen ren slumrat in vid ditt bröst. Ock mitt hjärta, du kära, gömmer en majkvälls strålande sol, och djupt i min längtan drömmer en daggig och vårtrött viol. Det bleknar kring blåa vatten och blundande blomsterland, snart dör i den hvita natten både dofters och färgers brand. Men min ömhets sol, du kära, skall purpra din majnatt röd, och min längtans viol dig bära sin blomdofts fagraste glöd.
View text with all available footnotes
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text Authorship:
- by Oscar Levertin (1862 - 1906), "Maj", appears in Nya dikter, first published 1894 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Algot Haquinius (1886 - 1966), "Maj", 1943 [ voice and piano ], also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Helena Munktell (1852 - 1919), "Maj", copyright © c1899 [ women's chorus ], from Trois chœurs sur des poésies scandinaves, no. 1, Paris : Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Maj", op. 17 no. 2 (1896) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by M. Fournaise ; composed by Helena Munktell.
- Go to the text. [Note: the text is not in the database yet.]
- Go to the text. [Note: the text is not in the database yet.]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2022-09-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 83