Âme dans l'attente | Je suis seule parmi les arbres au bord de la mer

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by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Den väntande själen

Language: Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: FRE

Jag är allena bland träden vid sjön, 
jag lever i vänskap med strandens gamla granar 
och i hemligt samförstånd med alla unga rönnar. 
Allena ligger jag och väntar, 
ingen människa har jag sett gå förbi. 
Stora blommor blicka ned på mig från höga stjälkar, 
bittra slingerväxter krypa i min famn, 
jag har ett enda namn för allt, och det är kärlek.

Text Authorship:

by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "Den väntande själen", appears in Dikter, first published 1916 [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 Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944 - 2008), "Den väntande själen", op. 58 no. 3 (1982) [voice and piano], from Fyra sånger till dikter av Edith Södergran, no. 3. [
text not verified
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Âme dans l'attente", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-01
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Word count: 61

Âme dans l'attente

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

Je suis seule parmi les arbres au bord de la mer,
je vis en harmonie avec les vieux sapins de la plage
et en secrète intelligence avec tous les jeunes sorbiers.
Je suis allongée seule et j'attends,
je n'ai vu passer aucun homme.
De grandes fleurs me regardent depuis leurs hautes tiges,
des plantes grimpantes rampent sur mes bras,
j'ai un nom unique pour tout, c'est l'amour.

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a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "Den väntande själen", appears in Dikter, first published 1916
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This text was added to the website: 2013-12-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 67