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by Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793 - 1823)

Amanda
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
I blomman, i Solen
Amanda jag ser.
Kring jorden, kring polen
Hon strålar, hon ler.
I rosornas anda,
I vårvindens pust,
I druvornas must
Jag känner Amanda.

När gullharpan klingar,
När Västan sig rör
Med susande vingar,
Amanda jag hör.
Allt, Ängel, bestrålar
Din himlagestalt,
Lik Skaparns i allt
Din gudom sig målar.

Se! själarne ila,
Vid dödängelns bud,
Till gyllene vila
I famnen av Gud.
Se! floderna hasta
Med skummande fart.
I havet de snart
Sig dånande kasta.

Men aldrig min trånad
Till målet skall nå.
Blek, suckande, hånad,
Jag enslig skall gå,
Skall evigt, Gudinna!
Lik stjärnan dig se
Högt över mig le
Och aldrig dig hinna.

Text Authorship:

  • by Erik Johan Stagnelius (1793 - 1823), "Amanda" [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 Eduard Brendler (1800 - 1831), "Amanda", published [1831] [ voice and piano ], Stockholm, Ebeling [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-07-13
Line count: 32
Word count: 109

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