Sur les degrés de l'Himalaya | Sur les degrés de l'Himalaya

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by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

På Himalayas trappor

Language: Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: FRE

På Himalayas trappor 
sitter den store Vischnu 
och drömmer.

Oändlig är kvällen kring Himalaya.

Vitklädd 
står pilgrimen liten i purpurskenet. 
Allsmäktige, 
tag mitt liv 
för ett ögonblick av dina drömmar... 
Jag vill se vad du vill - och förgås...

Text Authorship:

by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "På Himalayas trappor", appears in Rosenaltaret , first published 1919 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Erik Norby (1936 - 2007), "På Himalayas trappor", 1992-4 [ voice and piano ], from Södergran-Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur les degrés de l'Himalaya", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-09
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Word count: 38

Sur les degrés de l'Himalaya

Language: French (Français) after the Swedish (Svenska)

Sur les degrés de l'Himalaya
le grand Vichnou se tient assis
et rêve.

Autour de l'Himalaya les soirs sont infinis ;

Vêtu de blanc
un petit pèlerins est debout dans la lumière pourpre.
Tout-puissant,
prends ma vie
pour un instant de ton rêve ...
Je veux voir ce que tu veux -- et mourir ...

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Based on:

a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "På Himalayas trappor", appears in Rosenaltaret , first published 1919
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This text was added to the website: 2013-12-03
Line count: 10
Word count: 51