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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Herdgegossen
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  ENG
Fjerran i skog, 
Langt från dig skild, 
Klar för min själ,
Strålar din bild. 
Hornet min klagan till dig för: 
gerna ack! gerna för dig jag dör.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Isak Albert Berg (1803 - 1886), "Herdgegossen", also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Isak Albert Berg.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Hermann Voigt.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jim Reilly) , "The Herdsman's Song", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jim Reilly

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-24
Line count: 6
Word count: 27

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