by Andrea Butenschön (1866 - 1948)
Translation Singable translation by Edvin Kallstenius (1881 - 1967)

Den sång, jag kom hit för att sjunga
Language: Swedish (Svenska)  after the English 
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Den sång, jag kom hit för att sjunga,
förblir än i dag osjungen.
Med strängandet och avsträngandet av mitt instrument
ha mina dagar förrunnit.

Ej blev takten som den skulle,
ej blevo orden rätt inpassade,
men i hjärtat sitter 
trånaden kvar.

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I hoppet att möta dig, lever jag,
men än är ej tiden inne för mötet. — — —

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•   E. Kallstenius 

E. Kallstenius sets stanzas 1, 2, 5

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The song that I came here to sing
Language: English  after the Swedish (Svenska) 
The song that I came here to sing
remains to this day unsung.
In stringing and unstringing
my unworthy harp I have spent all my days.

Still the time has not come true,
neither the words have been rightly set,
but in my heart 
the fervent pining is left.

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I live in the hope of meeting thee.
But yet the time has not come for the meeting.

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