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by Carl S. Michael Bellman (1740 - 1795)

Fredmans Epistel No 27
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
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Gubben är gammal, urverket dras,
    Visaren visar, timman ilar.
Döden sitt timglas har stält vid mit glas,
    Kring buteljen strött sina pilar.
Törstig jag skådar min Stjerna och Sol.
Vandringsman hör nu min Basfiol
       Movitz, din tjenare hvilar.

Klaraste sköte, ljufliga barm!
    Sorgligt de blommors lif föröddes,
Som gaf min far, til min sveda och harm,
    Vällust i den säng där jag föddes.
Men båda sofva. Gutår i förtret!
Sjung Movitz, sjung om hur ögat gret
       Vid de Cypresser som ströddes.

Raglande skugga, brusiger min,
    Skapad at Bacchus gå til handa;
Bläddriger tunga af bränvin och vin.
    Känn där far min, känn där hans anda.
Fröja och Bacchus gaf kring den et sken.
Movitz lät bland mina fäders ben
       Detta mit stoft få sig blanda.

Text Authorship:

  • by Carl S. Michael Bellman (1740 - 1795) [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 Carl S. Michael Bellman (1740 - 1795), "Fredmans Epistel No 27", subtitle: "Som är dess sista tankar.", 1790 [ voice and lute ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-31
Line count: 21
Word count: 125

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