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Stjärnöga, du som jag mött långt i försvunna tider, nu är det kvälldags, och trött min ungdom till vila skrider. Irrbloss, som världen har tänt, slockna så lätt i världen. Stjärnöga, mycket har hänt, sedan vi skildes på färden. Villsam är vägen som går fram genom mörka länder. Stjärnöga, stjärnöga, når jag aldrig mer dina händer? Tag mina händer och led mig in i ditt ljusa rike. Stjärnöga, giv mig din fred och låt mig varda din like.
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 Yrjö Henrik Kilpinen (1892 - 1959), "Stjärnöga", op. 30 no. 2 [voice and piano], from Hjärtat: sånger till dikter av Bo Bergman, no. 2. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Stjärnöga", 1904 [voice and piano], from Lyrik: Sechs Gedichte, no. 4, title in German: "Sternäuglein" [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871 - 1927), "Stjärnöga", op. 20 no. 1 (1903) [voice and piano], from Fem sånger till dikter av Bo Bergman, no. 1. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Marc Moreau) , "Star-eye", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Marc Moreau) , "Oeil-étoilé", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Marc Moreau
This text was added to the website: 2005-04-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 78
Oeil-étoilé, toi que j'ai rencontré il y a longtemps en des temps disparus, maintenant c'est le soir de ma vie, et ma jeunesse fatiguée approche du repos. Les feux follets que le monde a allumés s'évanouissent si facilement dans le monde. Oeil-étoilé, beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis que nos routes se sont séparées. Déroutant est le chemin qui passe à travers des pays sombres. Oeil-étoilé, oeil-étoilé n'atteindrai-je plus jamais tes mains? Prends mes mains et conduis-moi dans ton royaume lumineux. Oeil-étoilé, donne-moi ta paix et laisse-moi devenir pareil à toi.
Authorship
- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to French (Français) copyright © 2005 by Marc Moreau, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967)
This text was added to the website: 2005-06-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 92