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by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923)

Vi äro alla hemlösa vandrare
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Vi äro alla hemlösa vandrare
och alla äro vi syskon.
Nakna gå vi i trasor med vår ränsel,
men vad äga furstarna i jämbredd med oss?
Skatter strömma till oss genom luften
som icke mätas med guldets vikt.
Ju äldre vi bliva,
desto mera veta vi att vi äro syskon.
Vi hava ingenting annat att skaffa med den övriga skapelsen
än att giva den vår själ.
Om jag hade en stor trädgård
skulle jag bjuda alla mina syskon dit.
Var och en skulle taga med sig en stor skatt.
Då vi icke hava något hemland kunde vi bli ett folk.
Vi skola bygga ett galler kring vår trädgård
att intet ljud från världen når oss.
Ur vår tysta trädgård
skola vi giva världen ett nytt liv.

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•   E. Bergman 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "Den stora trädgården", appears in Framtidens skugga, in Älvdrottningens spira och andra dikter [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 Erik Bergman (1911 - 2006), "Vi äro alla hemlösa vandrare", op. 88 no. 1 (1978) [alto, baritone, and mixed chorus], from Gudarnas spår, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-11-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 127

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