Cross the hands over the breast here - so. Straighten the legs a little more - so. And call for the wagon to come and take her home. Her mother will cry some and so will her sisters and brothers. But all of the others got down and they are safe and this is the only one of the factory girls who wasn't lucky in making the jump when the fire broke. It is the hand of God and the lack of fire escapes.
Text Authorship:
- by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Anna Imroth", first published 1916 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Elmer Rafael Diktonius (1896 - 1961) ; composed by Gustaf Paulson.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 9
Word count: 82
Korsa händerna här över bröstet så. Räta ut benen en liten smula till så. Och kalla på vagnen att föra henne hem. Hennes mor skall gråta lite och lika så hennes systrar och bröder. Men all de övriga kom ner och är i säker het och hon var den enda av fabriksflickorna som ej lyckades med språnget när elden utbröt. Det är Guds hand och bristen på brandstegar.
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Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in English by Carl Sandburg (1878 - 1967), "Anna Imroth", first published 1916
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gustaf Paulson , "Anna Imroth", op. 16 no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 9
Word count: 69