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O, gräv mig en grav, dödgrävare snäll, jag längtar att komma till vila, jag ser inga stjärnor ute i kväll, där mörka skyarna ila. Jag hade ett hjärta, som gav och som gav. Nu har det ej mera att giva. Ack, snälla dödgrävare, gräv mig en grav; jag kan ej min ledsnad beskriva. Nu står där blott åter ett svidande sår -- där riva de alla och sarga; ack, snälla dödgrävare, red mig en bår, så lugna kanske sig de arga. Så kan jag måhända få fred i min grav; där växa små blommor ur mullen. Jag hade ett hjärta som gav och som gav. -- Ack, kasta ej stenar på kullen!
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- by Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906), "Min grav", written 1887-8 [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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Min grav", op. 29 no. 2 (1922), published 1924 [ voice and piano ], from Fantasi och verklighet III, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Min grav", 1911 [ voice and piano ], from Fyra dikter = Vier Gedichte, no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "O, gräv mig en grav", op. 53 no. 1 (1909) [ voice and piano ], from Tre dikter av Ernst Josephson, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation possibly by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947); composed by Ture Rangström.
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- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Hautani", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma tombe", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-11-18
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Word count: 110
Ô creuse-moi une tombe, habile fossoyeur, j'aspire à atteindre le repos, je ne vois plus d'étoiles dans le soir, ici courent de sombres nuages. J'avais un cœur qui a donné et donné. À présent il n'a plus rien à donner. Ô, habile fossoyeur, creuse-moi une tombe ; je ne puis décrire mon chagrin. Il ne me reste plus qu'une douloureuse blessure que tous déchirent et lacèrent ; oh habile fossoyeur, prépare-moi une civière, cela apaisera peut-être ma colère. Je pourrai peut-être ainsi trouver la paix dans ma tombe ; il y poussera sur sa terre de petites fleurs. J'avais un cœur qui donna et donna. Ô, ne jetez pas de pierre sur son tertre !
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- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Ernst Josephson (1851 - 1906), "Min grav", written 1887-8
This text was added to the website: 2014-09-16
Line count: 16
Word count: 115