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by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877)

Den första kyssen
 (Sung text for setting by J. Sibelius)
 See original
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  ENG FIN FRE GER
På silvermolnets kant satt aftonstjärnan,
Från lundens skymning frågte henne tärnan:
Säg, aftonstjärna, vad i himlen tänkes,
När första kyssen åt en älskling skänkes?
Och himlens blyga dotter hördes svara:
På jorden blickar ljusets änglaskara,
Och ser sin egen sällhet speglad åter;
Blott döden vänder ögat bort -- och gråter.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Den första kyssen", op. 37 no. 1 (1900), published 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Fem sånger, no. 1

Text Authorship:

  • by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Den första kyssen", appears in Lyriska dikter II

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (David McCleery) , "The first kiss", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Ensi suudelma", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le premier baiser", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der erste Kuss ", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 49

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