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by Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906)

En blomma stod vid vägen
 (Sung text for setting by J. Sibelius)
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Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  FIN FRE
En blomma stod vid vägen
af sommarns fjäril kysst,
som troget blef, när flickan
bröt henne af så tyst.
Ty alla mina vänner äro edra;

och flickan satte fjäriln
hos fågeln i en bur,
och genast gjorde fågeln
för fjäriln sin kur.
Ty alla mina vänner äro edra.

Hvit klädning fick så fjäriln,
och så små hvita skor,
och han blef gift med fågeln.
Visst var den äran stor.
Ty alla mina vänner äro edra.

Men skild stod arma blomman
från bröllop och kalas,
och dog af sorg, och vissnade
allena i sitt glas,
sen alla hennes vänner blifvit andras.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "En blomma stod vid vägen", op. 57 (8 sånger (Eight Songs)) no. 2 (1909)

Text Authorship:

  • by Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906), no title, appears in Svarta Rosor och Gula, in Annas Sagor, no. 11

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Herbert Harper) , "The wild flower"
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Tien varrella kasvoi kukka", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Il y avait une fleur au bord du chemin", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Theobald Rehbaum) , "Ein Blümlein stand am Wege"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 100

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