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by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923)

Lyckokatt
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Our translations:  FRE
Jag har en lyckokatt i famnen,
den spinner lyckotråd.
Lyckokatt, lyckokatt,
skaffa mig tre ting:
skaffa mig en gyllne ring,
som säger mig att jag är lycklig;
skaffa mig en spegel,
som säger mig att jag är skön;
skaffa mig en solfjäder,
som fläktar bort mina påhängsna tankar.
Lyckokatt, lyckokatt,
spinn mig ännu litet om min framtid! 

Text Authorship:

  • by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "Lyckokatt", appears in Dikter, first published 1916 [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 Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - 2016), "Lyckokatt", 1983-7 [ voice and piano ], from I min älsklings trädgård - Tre sånger till dikter av Edith Södergran för Sini, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Kaija Saariaho (1952 - 2023), "Lyckokatt", 1977 [ soprano, 2 flutes and 2 percussion ], from Bruden, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Patrik Vidjeskog , "Lyckokatt", op. 29 no. 6, first performed 2004 [ soprano and piano ], from Sångcykel till dikter av Edith Södergran, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chat-bonheur", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 57

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