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by Verner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940)

Hur lätt bli människornas kinder heta!
 (Sung text for setting by E. Sjögren)
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Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Hur lätt bli människornas kinder heta! 
De döma snabba, fast de litet veta, 
de många rösterna, som hjärtan mäta. 

Men i vart hjärta finns en dörr med lås, 
ett hemligt rum, vars nyckel ingen finner, 
och oljan, som i dess lampor brinner, 
är hemligheter som med oss förgås. 

I nyckelhålets strimma på vår väg 
vi röra oss och vakna upp och somna.
Hon leder oss, och långt i fjärran komna 
den strimman lyser våra sista steg.

Composition:

    Set to music by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "Hur lätt bli människornas kinder heta!", 1899 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Verner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940)

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-09
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