The Herdsman's Song | Far in the woods

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Jim Reilly

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.

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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]

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

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

The Herdsman's Song

Language: English after the Swedish (Svenska)

Far in the woods
A long way from you,
Brightly before my soul
Shines your image.
My horn sends its lament to you:
Gladly, ah! gladly for you would I die!

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a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-24
Line count: 6
Word count: 31