by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923)
På Himalayas trappor
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Our translations: FRE
På Himalayas trappor sitter den store Vischnu och drömmer. Oändlig är kvällen kring Himalaya. Vitklädd står pilgrimen liten i purpurskenet. Allsmäktige, tag mitt liv för ett ögonblick av dina drömmar... Jag vill se vad du vill - och förgås...
Text Authorship:
- by Edith Irene Södergran (1892 - 1923), "På Himalayas trappor", appears in Rosenaltaret , first published 1919 [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 Erik Norby (1936 - 2007), "På Himalayas trappor", 1992-4 [ voice and piano ], from Södergran-Lieder, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur les degrés de l'Himalaya", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-11-09
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