Skyarna sakta skjuta porten för himlens hus. Blott i en ensam ruta lyser en stjärnas ljus. Snart går väl Gud och släcker också den stjärnans sken. Mörker min själ betäcker. Timmen är tung och sen.
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Confirmed with Bo Bergman, Valda Dikter, Tredje Upplagan, Stockholm, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1923, page 50.
Authorship:
- by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967), "Den sista stjärnan", appears in Valda Dikter [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 Erkki Gustaf Melartin (1875 - 1937), "Den sista stjärna", op. 136 (Lieder mit Klavier = Songs with piano) no. 1 (1930) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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