Helig är lyran, som friar det fängslade, löser det levandes innersta röst, stillar det stormiga, söver det ängslade, smälter i milda toner kval till tröst. Orfeus, Kalliopes son, kom i lundernas sus som korag för vår sjungande tropp och ur den mörka och ensamma stundernas Hades hämta en älskad skugga opp.
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Text Authorship:
- by Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967), "Orfeus", appears in Trots allt, first published 1931 [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), "Orfeus", 1933 [ voice and piano ], from Trots allt, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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