Dunklet sjunker, och vinden ringer högt upp i valven i klockor dova. Granarna varna med lyftat finger: "Tyst, gån tyst! Nu ska sipporna sova!" Solen de druckit i gyllne strömmar, njutit sin dag som en vårens gåva. Nu falla ögonen samman i drömmar. "Tyst, gån tyst! Nu ska sipporna sova!"
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Authorship:
- by Karl Gustav Ossiannilsson (1875 - 1970), "Den levande naturen (Sipporna)" [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 Gustaf Nordqvist (1886 - 1949), "Sipporna", 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Tre sånger, no. 1, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-12
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