by Gunnar Ekelöf (1907 - 1968)
Hur längesen var det? Matches base text
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Hur längesen vardet? Längesen. Slocknad lyser stjärnan än och kallnad brinner månen vit... Hur långt var det hit? Långt var det hit. Blunda! Jag blundar... Om hundra år vaknar du, undrar, förstår...
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hilding Hallnäs (1903 - 1984), "Hur längesen var det?", op. 17 no. 5 (1942) [ voice and piano ], from I skogen om natten - Fem sånger, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Gunnar Ekelöf (1907 - 1968)
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