Träden susa så kallt. Fjärran äro de mina. Höstliga stjärnor skina på himlen överalt. Ingen ger mig ett svar. Ingen i världen hör mig. Gamla nätter och dar stiga ur glömskan för mig. Sällsamt liv får det tomma, och ur mitt hjärtas mull skjuter en ensam blomma mörk och hemlighetsfull. Blommar en drömnatt bara. Vissnar när det blir dag. Är det mitt dunkla jag, som ingen kan förklara. Mörka blomma, din doft bär mig mot höganloft. Roten, som ingen spårar, vattnas af blodtårar.
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Text Authorship:
- by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967), "Den mörka blomman" [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 Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Den mörka blomman", 1924 [ voice and piano ], from Den mörka blomman, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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