by Karin Boye (1900 - 1941)
Till dig
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Du min förtvivlan och min kraft, du tog allt eget liv jag haft, och därför att du krävde allt gav du tillbaka tusenfalt.
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Text Authorship:
- by Karin Boye (1900 - 1941), "Till dig", appears in De sju dödssynderna [author's text checked 1 time 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 Anna-Karin Klockar (b. 1960), "Till dig", published 2025, copyright © 2025 [ satb chorus ], from Två sånger om kärlek, no. 1, Gehrmans
Publisher: Gehrmans [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-01-05
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