by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923)
Onödigt lidande
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Our translations: FRE
Onödigt lidande, onödig väntan, världen är tom som ditt skratt. Stjärnorna falla - kalla och härliga natt. Kärleken ler under sömnen, kärleken drömmer om evighet... Onödig fruktan, onödig smärta, världen är mindre än ingenting, ned i djupet glider från kärlekens hand evighetens ring.
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Text Authorship:
- by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "Stjärnenatten", 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 Jouni Kaipainen (b. 1956), "Stjärnenatten", op. 35 no. 3 [soprano and chamber ensemble or orchestra], from Stjärnenatten, no. 3. [text not verified]
- by Erik Norby (1936 - 2007), "Stärnenatten", 1992-4 [voice and piano], from Södergran-Lieder, no. 3. [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Nuit étoilée", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-01
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Word count: 42