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by Pär Lagerkvist (1891 - 1974)

Människan
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Med händerna knutna i vrede
ligger i graven en man.
Grym är hans uppsyn som strede
han än. Det är människan.
Fast kalk de strött över dragen
han inte förintas vill.
Igen skall han komma i dagen
och visa att han är till.
Ihop han begravts med tusen
och alla är liksom han.
Förmultna skall männen i blusen,
men aldrig människan.

Text Authorship:

  • by Pär Lagerkvist (1891 - 1974) [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 Gabriella Gullin (b. 1961), "Människan", 1993 [ mixed chorus ], from Tre Miniatyrer, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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