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by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877)

Serenad
 (Sung text for setting by J. Sibelius)
 See original
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  ENG FIN FRE GER
Re'n släckt är lampan i min flickas kammar,
Ett blekrött månsken blott på rutan flammar
Och genom slöjan, fäst för den, såg jag
Den skönes bild ej mer.

Snart skall hon bäddens trygga fristad hinna;
Se'n, blyga Cynthia, bliv min spejarinna,
Och yppa vänligt hvad du skåda fått
För mig och natten blott.

Om med en blick, där himlen strålar åter,
Hon sammanknyter händerna och gråter
Och talar ord, som blott en ängel hör,
Sin aftonbön hon gör.

Men om den höljda barmen rörs och bäfvar,
Ett leende på rosenläppen sväfvar,
Och kindens låga sakta tänder sig,
Då drömmer hon om mig.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Serenad", JS. 167 (1888) [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Serenad"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Serenade", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Serenadi", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sérénade", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Serenade", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 103

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