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by Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864 - 1931)

Stjärngossar
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Det går ett ljus i vår by, 
det lyser genom fönstret på en gummas gråa hy. 
Då vänder hon sig, kvidande 
af ålderdom och lidande. 
"Nu stryker döden kring vår gård i nyårsny."

Det går ett ljus vid vår grind, 
det faller som ett guldflor öfver jungfruns varma kind. 
Då far hon upp ur drömmarna, 
så fällen gnyr i sömmarna.
"En vacker gosse går förbi i nyårsvind."

Det går ett ljus kring vårt stall --
Nej, här är ingen sorg och död, fast natten är så kall.
Men vackra gossar ärom vi, 
en vacker stjärna bärom vi, 
som markens herdar vandrom vi i nyårsvall.

Confirmed with Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Flora och Pomona, Andra upplagan, Stockholm, Wahlström & Widstrand, 1907, pages 75-76.


Text Authorship:

  • by Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864 - 1931), "Stjärngossar", appears in Flora och Pomona [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 Knut Håkanson (1887 - 1929), "Stjärngossar" [ SATB chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Nanny Lejdström (1874 - 1959), "Stjärngossar", 1907-1908? [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ture Rangström (1884 - 1947), "Stjärngossar", 1939 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-07-13
Line count: 15
Word count: 103

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