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by Gunnar Ekelöf (1907 - 1968)

Eriksvisa
Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Vem gungar så vit under svartan strand, 
låt åran vila, låt seglet slå, 
så späd kring barmen, så smal om hand? 
Kung Svårmod, hören I till mig så?

På löftets finger en guldring röd, 
säg, är det min kärlek som flyter död? 
I döden blott kan av rött bli vitt, 
säg, är det min ros i en lilja bytt?

Det är min lilja, det var min ros, 
låt åran vila, låt seglet slå, 
min brustna vilja, min håg därhos. 
Kung Svårmod, hören I till mig så?

Kung Svårmod, hören I så mig till? 
Fullmånen är jag som speglar sig. 
Kung Svårmod, hören I så mig till? 
Och Er kan jag locka varthän jag vill!

Må svanorna sjunga på dunkel våg, 
låt åran vila, låt seglet slå, 
må fiskarna stumma bland stjärnor gå. 
Kung Svårmog, hören I till mig så?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Gunnar Ekelöf (1907 - 1968) [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), "Eriksvisa", 1941 [ voice and piano ], from Nordiskt, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-11-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 139

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