by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877)

Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG FRE GER
Lutad mot gärdet stod
Gossen vid flickans arm,
Såg öfver slagen äng:
"Sommarens tid har flytt,
Blommorna vissnat re'n;
Skön är din kind likväl,
Rosor och liljor der
Blomstra, som förr, ännu."
Våren kom åter, då
Stod han allena der!
Flickan var borta -- låg
Vissnad i jordens famn;
Ängen var grön igen,
Leende, blomsterrik.

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

  • ENG English (Marc Moreau) , "Leaning against the fence", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Anna Hersey) , "Leaning on the fence", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Marc Moreau) , "Appuyé contre la barrière", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Gelehnt ans Gatter", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Marc Moreau

This text was added to the website: 2005-04-19
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Word count: 54