by
Gustaf Fröding (1860 - 1911)
Kung Liljekonvalje
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Our translations: FIN SPA
Kung Liljekonvalje av dungen,
kung Liljekonvalje är vit som snö,
nu sörjer unga kungen
prinsessan Liljekonvaljemö.
Kung Liljekonvalje han sänker
sitt sorgsna huvud så tungt och vekt,
och silverhjälmen blänker
i sommarskymningen blekt.
Kring bårens spindelvävar
från rökelsekaren med blomsterstoft
en virak sakta svävar,
all skogen är full av doft.
Från björkens gungande krona,
från vindens vaggande gröna hus
små sorgevisor tona,
all skogen är uppfylld av sus.
Det susar ett bud genom dälden
om kungssorg bland viskande blad,
i skogens vida välden
från liljekonvaljernas huvudstad.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Sigurd von Koch (1879 - 1919), "Kung Liljekonvalje", op. 4 (Två sånger) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ruben Liljefors (1871 - 1936), "Kung Liljekonvalje", op. 4 (Två sånger) no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Per Lundkvist (1916 - 1999), "Kung Liljekonvalje", 1944 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Selim Palmgren (1878 - 1951), "Kung Liljekonvalje", 1898 [ voice and piano ], from Två sånger af G. Fröding, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by David Wikander (1884 - 1955), "Kung Liljekonvalje" [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Daniel Faure) , "El Rey de los Lirios del Valle", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 20
Word count: 86
El Rey de los Lirios del Valle
Language: Spanish (Español) after the Swedish (Svenska)
El Rey Liljekonvalje en un bosquecillo,
El Rey Liljekonvalje está blanco como la nieve,
Ved, el joven rey llora
por la princesa Liljekonvaljemö.
El Rey Liljekonvalje hunde su cabeza
Entristecida, tan pesada y tan sensible,
Y su casco de plata brilla
en el pálido atardecer estival.
En torno a las telarañas del pino
Un cáliz de incienso con perfume de flor
lentamente se alza,
El bosque entero está lleno de su olor.
En las coronas de los abedules,
En la meciente Casa Verde del Viento,
Suenan pequeñas canciones tristes,
El bosque entero está lleno de murmullos.
Susurra un mensaje a través del pequeño valle
Acerca del dolor de un Rey entre las hojas susurrantes.
Desde el Imperio del bosque,
Desde la Capital de los Lirios del Valle.
Note: credit for this translation also goes to Martin Rottemberg and Marie Bergström.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2007 by Daniel Faure, (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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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-16
Line count: 20
Word count: 127