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by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877)

Tala, tala tycktes alla
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Hvem har nu gett vett åt vinden 
Gett åt luften ledig tunga, 
Röst och språk åt gårdens rönnar 
Och åt späda fogelskaran? 

Förr, när från min bädd hvar morgon 
Jag på loftets trappa trädde, 
Visste vinden blott att smeka, 
Rönnen blott att susa stilla, 
Qvittra blott förstod hvar fogel. 

Nu, när sist jag kom på gården 
Från mitt olyckssälla läger, 
Tala, tala tycktes alla, 
Vinden hviska: arma flicka! 
Fläkten susa: fallna flicka! 
Rönnen sucka: svikna flicka! 
Svalan sjöng: hvar är din stolthet? 
Sparfven: hvar är nu din glädje?

Text Authorship:

  • by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), "Tala, tala tycktes alla", appears in Lyriska dikter II, in Ett litet öde, no. 8 [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 Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Tala, tala tycktes alla", 1917, published 1918 [voice and piano], from Idyll, no. 14, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947) , "Reden, reden tun sie alle" ; composed by Ture Rangström.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-05
Line count: 17
Word count: 88

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