Slut är dagens lust som larmar vild och kort. Djupa natt, i dina armar, bär oss bort. Vid ditt bröst det nådefulla skyl vår skam, medan glömskans timmar rulla smärtlöst fram, som en flod, där allt får drunkna, glider kall över dolda brott och sjunkna syndafall. Du som ensam dig förbarmar och ger svar, milda natt, i dina armar, håll oss kvar.
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Text Authorship:
- by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967) [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 Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Bön till natten", 1924 [ voice and piano ], from Den mörka blomman, no. 2, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 2 times]
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