Ödemarkssaga, du stilla susande, när skall du visa den älskande vägen ur villande skog? Fattig, på främmande stigar, irrar hon än, din prinsessa, genom förtrollade nätter mot dag. Orolig går hon i glömska, snavar på furornas rötter, snavar på stigarnas trösklar av sten, lyfter på granarnas grenar, söker en källa bland källor, söker sin skatt under ormbunkars blad. Ensamhetskälla, du sakta klarnande, när skall hon finna, befriad från allting, i dig sin bild? Ödemarkssaga, du stilla susande, när skall hon vagga det kvidande barnet, sitt hjärta, till ro?
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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), "Den älskande", 1941 [ voice and piano ], from Nordiskt, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-20
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