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by Karin Boye (1900 - 1941)

Du är min renaste tröst
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Du är min renaste tröst,
du är mitt [fastaste]1 skydd,
du är det bästa jag har,
ty intet gör ont som du.

Nej, intet gör ont som du.
Du svider som is och eld,
du skär som ett stål min själ --
du är det bästa jag har.

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•   A. Nilsson 

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1 Nilsson: "fagraste"

Text Authorship:

  • by Karin Boye (1900 - 1941), "Du är min renaste tröst", appears in Moln [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 Maria Lithell Flyg (b. 1965), "Du är min renaste tröst", 2020 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Andreas Nilsson (b. 1993), "Du är min renaste tröst" [ mixed chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Leif Strand (b. 1942), "Du är min renaste" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-27
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