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by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898)

O vor' jag ett minne ‑‑ och bands ej av...
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
O vor' jag ett minne -- och bands ej av tid,
och finge beständigt dig följa,
och finge begjuta din levnad med frid,
din grav med välsignelser hölja
och gömma ditt liv i min skyddande famm,
och lära en värld att ditt älskade namn
med tårar av kärlek beskölja!

O vor' jag en tanke -- och bands ej av rum
och [fing']1 i ditt hjärta mig dölja,
och finge dig leda, där stigen är skum,
och, där hon är slipprig, dig följa
och lysa din väg genom skuggornas land
till sällhetens evigt förklarade strand
[över]2 tidernas brusande bölja!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   K. Collan 

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Confirmed with Selma Lagerlof, Zachris Topelius: Utveckling och mognad, Stockholm, Albert Bonniers Förlag, 2014.

1 Collan: "fick"
2 Collan: "långt bort över"

Text Authorship:

  • by Zachris Topelius (1818 - 1898), "Till Emma" [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 Karl Collan (1828 - 1871), "Till Emma" [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Johan August Söderman (1832 - 1876), "Till Lilli", published 1882 [ voice and piano ], first version [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Johan August Söderman (1832 - 1876), "Till Lilli", published 1889 [ voice and piano ], second version [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-01-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 98

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