Jordisk smärta sig ändlig vet. Hell dig, milda förgänglighet, du, som gav oss ett mål, en hamn, du, som lärde oss dödens namn! O, hur stjärnan från evig led trånfull ser till ditt rike ned, som hon vore av längtan tärd till de växlande formers värld. Jordisk smärta är ändlig blott. Hell förgängelsens milda lott! Under eviga stjärnor dig prisar en dödlig på nattlig stig.
Text Authorship:
- by Viktor Rydberg (1828 - 1895), "Poet", subtitle: "(Nittonde århundradets slut.)", appears in Dikter, in Andra samlingen, in Livslust och livsleda, first published 1891 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Finnish (Suomi), a translation by Hilja Onerva Madetoja, née Lehtinen (1882 - 1972) ; composed by Leevi Antti Madetoja.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-09-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
Mainen murhe on haihtuvaa. Siunattu lempeä Tuonen maa rientomme mitta ja määrän pää valkama yöstä mi häämöttää! Tähti, kiertäjä ikuinen puolees katsovi kaihoten niinkuin pyrkis se taivaaltaan kauneusvirtahan vaihtuvaan. Päättyy tuska ja onnettuus. Siunattu lempeä katoovaisuus! Yöstä tummalta polultaan sua kiittävät lapset maan.
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Text Authorship:
- by Hilja Onerva Madetoja (1882 - 1972), as L. Onerva [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Viktor Rydberg (1828 - 1895), "Poet", subtitle: "(Nittonde århundradets slut.)", appears in Dikter, in Andra samlingen, in Livslust och livsleda, first published 1891
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Leevi Antti Madetoja (1887 - 1947), "Hautalaulu", op. 30a (Sekakuorolauluja = Songs for Mixed Choir) no. 1 (1916) [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2016-09-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 43