by Elias Sehlstedt (1808 - 1874)
Fly!
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Hör du liten fogel som i trädet sitter, höstens vindar hvina öfver sjö och strand. Sommar´n en gång kommer, spar till dess ditt qvitter, Fly! det ligger rimfrost öfver skogens rand, jag här måste vara qvar, men du kan fara fritta och lyckligt till ett bättre land.
Text Authorship:
- by Elias Sehlstedt (1808 - 1874) [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 Carl Gottfried Grahl (1803 - 1884), "Fly!", subtitle: "Eller fågeln i November", published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Tre sånger af Elias Sehlstedt, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2022-08-31
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