by Maria Wine (1912 - 2003)
Translation by Nadia Christensen
Älska mig/ men kom inte för nära
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Chosen for Diff
Älska mig men kom inte för nära lämna plats åt kärleken att skratta åt sin lycka låt alltid en eld av mitt blonda hår vara fri
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Text Authorship:
- by Maria Wine (1912 - 2003) [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 English, a translation by Nadia Christensen ; composed by Liz Dilnot Johnson.
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 26
Prayer for Alexandra
Language: English after the Swedish (Svenska)
Chosen for Diff
Love me but do not come too near leave room for love to laugh at its happiness always let some of my blond hair be free.
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Maria Wine (1912 - 2003)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Liz Dilnot Johnson (b. 1964), "Prayer for Alexandra", 2001, copyright © 2001 [ mixed chorus ], from My Heart Awakes, no. 1, Composers Edition
Publisher: Composers Edition [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-08-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 26