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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.

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•   A. Haquinius 

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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]

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  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by M. Fournaise ; composed by Helena Munktell.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-09-02
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