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by Karin Boye (1900 - 1941)

Kvällstilla
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Känn så nära Verkligheten bor.
Hon andas här intill
i kvällar utan vind.
Hon kanske visar sig när ingen tror.

Solen glider över gräs och häll.
I hennes tysta lek
är livets ande gömd.
Så nära var han aldrig som i kväll.

Jag har mött en främmande, som teg.
Om jag räckt ut min hand,
jag snuddat vid hans själ,
när vi gick om varann med skygga steg.

Text Authorship:

  • by Karin Boye (1900 - 1941), "Kvällstilla", appears in Gömda land, Stockholm : Albert Bonniers Förlag [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 Claes Olof Holmgren (b. 1957), "Kvällstilla" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2026-01-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

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