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På den lugna skogssjöns vatten Satt jag hela sommarnatten, Och för böljans tropp, ur båten, Slängde tanklös ut försåten. Men en talltrast sjöng på stranden, Att han kunnat mista anden, Tills jag halvt förtörnad sade: "Bättre, om din näbb du lade Under vingen, och till dagen Sparde tonerna och slagen." Men den djärve hördes svara: "Gosse, låt ditt metspö vara. Såg du opp kring land och vatten, Kanske sjöng du själv om natten." Och jag lyfte opp mitt öga, Ljus var jorden, ljust det höga, Och från himlen, stranden, vågen Kom min flicka mig i hågen. Och, som fågeln spått i lunden, Sjöng jag denna sång på stunden.
Authorship
- by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Sommarnatten", appears in Lyriska dikter II [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 Hugo Ingelius (1863? - 1899?), "Sommarnatten" [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Sommarnatten", 1917, published 1917 [voice and piano], from Idyll, no. 1, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Sommarnatten", op. 90 (6 sånger (Six Songs)) no. 5 (1917) [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947) , "Die Sommernacht" ENG FIN FRE ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Summer night", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Kesäyö", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Nuit d'été", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-05
Line count: 20
Word count: 108
Sur l'eau tranquille du lac de la forêt J'étais assis toute la nuit d'été Et, dans les vagues, du bateau Je posais mes pièges, sans penser. Mais une grive chanta sur la rive du lac Comme si son esprit était perdu ; Jusqu'à ce que, à moitié en colère, je dis : "Ce serait mieux si tu mettais ton bec Sous ton aile, et économisais pour la journée Ta musique et ton gazouillis." Mais l'oiseau effronté répondit : "Garçon, ce serait mieux si tu mettais ta canne de côté. Si tu regardais autour, la terre et l'eau, Peut-être que tu chanterais aussi la nuit." Et je levais les yeux, Brillante était la terre, brillant était le ciel, Et du paradis, de la rive, de l'onde Mon amie vint dans mon esprit. Et, comme l'oiseau dans le bosquet l'avait prédit, Je chantais sur le champ.
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- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Sommarnatten", appears in Lyriska dikter II
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-17
Line count: 20
Word count: 144