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by Jonatan Reuter (1859 - 1947)

Till havs
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Nu blåser havets friska vind ifrån sydväst
Och smeker ljuvligt sjömans kind av alla vindar
bäst!
Till havs, till storms, du djärva jakt,
Till storms, till havs, var man på vakt,
Till havs!

På endlös led är livet fritt, ej trives tvång,
När havet sjunger, grönt och vitt, sin höga
frihetssång
Till havs, till storms, du djärva jakt,
Till storms, till havs, var man på vakt,
Till havs!

Sväll härligt, sköna segel, sväll i vindens dust,
Flyg fram med fröjd mot vågens fjäll i stundens
högsta lust!
Till havs, till storms, du djärva jakt,
Till storms, till havs, var man på vakt,
Till havs!

Text Authorship:

  • by Jonatan Reuter (1859 - 1947) [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), "Till havs", 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Tre sånger, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Till havs", op. 84 (Viisi laulua mieskuorolle a cappella) no. 5 (1917) [ men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 104

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