I moln går solen och jag bländas dock. En sorg lå tung på mina ögonlock. I andras ögon törs jag inte se. Man vill mig väl, men hjälp kan ingen ge. Min enda tröst kan jag vid havet få. Jag skyndar dit, när mörket faller på. Jag väntar månen, vännen i all nöd. Med honom kan man tala om en död.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson (1908 - 1986), "Jag väntar månen", op. 35 no. 2 (1946) [ voice and piano ], from Nio sånger till dikter av Hjalmar Gullberg, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gösta Nystroem (1890 - 1966), "Jag vänter månen", 1942 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Sanger vid havet (Songs at the Sea), no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
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