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by Gustaf Fröding (1860 - 1911)

En vintervisa
 (Sung text for setting by S. Palmgren)
 See original
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Jag sörja, jag sörja, jag sörja väl må,
ty stjärnorna så kalla på himmelen gå
och frusen och kall är hela världen.
Och mänskorna de kämpa i drivor och snö
och vandra och gå och förfrysa och dö,
vart vandren I, vart leder denna färden?

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Selim Palmgren (1878 - 1951), "En vintervisa", op. 20 (Tre sånger ) no. 1 (1908), stanza 1 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Gustaf Fröding (1860 - 1911), "En vintervisa", appears in Gitarr och dragharmonika, in Stämningar och stämningsbilder, no. 11

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 93

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