The flowers of joy | The flowers of joy in the mould of earth

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Marc Moreau

Glädjens blomster

Language: Swedish (Svenska)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Glädjens blomster i jordens mull,
  ack, visst aldrig gro!
Kärlek själv ju försåtlig är
  för ditt hjärtas ro.
Men där ovan, för hopp och tro,
  blomstra de evigt friska.
Hör du ei hur andar ljuvt
  om dem till hjärtat viska?

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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), "Glädjens blomster", 1938 [ mixed chorus or men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Glädjens blomster", 1906 [ voice and piano ], from Svensk folkmusik satt för piano, häfte 1. Folkvisor, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Marc Moreau) , "The flowers of joy", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Marc Moreau) , "Les fleurs de la joie", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 40

The flowers of joy

Language: English after the Swedish (Svenska)

The flowers of joy in the mould of earth
     ah, surely never grow!
Love itself is indeed treacherous
     for the quiet of your heart.
But up there, for hope and faith,
     they bloom eternally fresh.
Don't you hear the spirits sweetly
     whispering around them to the heart?

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Based on:

a text in Swedish (Svenska) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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This text was added to the website: 2005-06-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 47