by Ernest Thiel (1859 - 1947)
Skogen sover
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Skogen sover. Strimman på fästet flämtar matt. Dagen vakar i juninatt. Tystnat har nyss hennes muntra skratt, redan hon sover. Vid hennes sida jag stum mig statt. Kärleken vakar över sin skatt, kärleken vakar i juninatt.
Text Authorship:
- by Ernest Thiel (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 Hugo Alfvén (1872 - 1960), "Skogen sover", op. 28 no. 6, Rudén no. 63 no. 6 (1908) [ voice and piano ], from Sju dikter av Ernest Thiel, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anna Hersey) , "The forest sleeps", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "森は眠る", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 36