Prästkrage, säg lilla bror säg, kommer den, kommer den inte, tiden då glädjen blir stor, tiden då sorgen blir liten. Blåklocka, ring, ring lilla syster, spindel spå, spå i ditt nät: Göken som ropar i öster, göken vet nog en hemlighet. Daggkåpa torka din kind, ärenpris torka ditt öga på förklädet östanvind. Flyg lilla nyckelpiga, flyg till din matmor och fråga: Kommer den såsom jag tror, tiden då sorgen blir liten, tiden då glädjen blir stor?
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Text Authorship:
- by Gunnar Ekelöf (1907 - 1968) [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 Hilding Hallnäs (1903 - 1984), "Prästkrage, säg lilla bror", 1943 [ voice and piano ], from Två sånger till text av Gunnar Ekelöf, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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