Högt i det höga slår vintergatan sin bro. Ensam och fri jag går som i en främmad stad. Hemlös fast jag har hem, rolös fast allt är ro, längtar jag, men till vem, hoppas jag, men på vad? Snön gör det tyst, och år läggas till årens rad. Vänner, ungdom och tro djupt i det djupa bo.
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Confirmed with Bo Bergman, Valda Dikter, Tredje Upplagan, Stockholm, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 1923, page 49.
Text Authorship:
- by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967), "Under vintergatan", appears in Valda Dikter [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 Lennart Hedwall (b. 1932), "Under vintergatan", 1956, published 1959, first performed 1960 [ men's chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Under vintergatan", 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Tre Dikter av Bo Bergman, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Under vintergatan", 1917 [ voice and piano ], from Fem dikter, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871 - 1927), "Under vintergatan", 1917 [ voice and piano ], from Fem sånger, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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