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by Lars Johansson Lucidor (1638 - 1674) and by Lars Wivallius (1605 - 1669)

Usle mänskebarn, betrakta
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Usle mänskebarn, betrakta, 
märk och akta 
hur ostadigt världen står, 
växelskiftar, framåt stryker, 
viker, fiker 
som tid och moln och blåst förgår.

Sol och månen, alla tusen 
himmelsljusen 
gånga ner och åter opp, 
dag och natten, 
eld och vatten, 
gråt och skratten 
hava stadigt växellopp.

Usle mänskebarn, betrakta, 
märk och akta 
huru tet i världen går, 
huru allt vad nånsin födes, 
gödes, ödes, 
ingenting beständigt står.

Text Authorship:

  • by Lars Johansson Lucidor (1638 - 1674) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
  • by Lars Wivallius (1605 - 1669) [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 Sigurd von Koch (1879 - 1919), "Usle mänskebarn, betrakta" [ voice and piano ], from Gammalswenska Wijsor = Old Swedish Songs, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-09-22
Line count: 19
Word count: 66

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