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by Jonatan Reuter (1859 - 1947)

Drömmarna
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  GER
Släktena födas, och släktena gå,
släktena glida som strömmar,
dö och försvinna och slockna - ändå
dö ej de lockande drömmar: 
leva i sol och i sorg och i storm,
domna och läggas på båren,
uppstå ånyo i skimrande form,
följa varandra i spåren,
hur än de komma och hur än de gå,
glida som speglande strömmar,
hur de försvinna och slockna - ändå
leva de eviga drömmar.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jonatan Reuter (1859 - 1947), from the collection "Seglande skyar" (Sailing skies), first published 1896 [author's text not yet checked 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 Gustaf Nordqvist (1886 - 1949), "Drömmarna", 1918-22 [voice and piano], from Fem sånger, no. 5. [ sung text not verified ]
  • by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Drömmarna", 1917. [mixed chorus a cappella] [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Träume", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

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