Dagen blir natt, natten blir dag, ingenting giv, ingenting tag, allting glider mot döden. Fröet blir frukt, och frukten blir frö, blommorna blomma och dofta och dö allting glider mot döden. Livet förbleknar och blir till en dröm, allt är en dröm, blund och glöm, allting glider mot döden.
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Text Authorship:
- by Erik Blomberg (1894 - 1965), "Vaggvisa" [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), "Vaggvisa", Rudén no. 127 (1937?) [ mixed chorus or men's chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Hilding Hallnäs (1903 - 1984), "Vaggvisa", 1929 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-05-15
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Word count: 49