by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877)
Tanken
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Tanke, se, hur fågeln svingar Under molnet lätt och fri; Även du har dina vingar Och din rymd att flyga i. Klaga ej att du vid gruset Som en fånge binds ännu; Lätt som fågeln, snabb som ljuset, Mer än båda fri är du. Är det glatt på jorden, vila Bland dess fröjder glad också; Är det sorgligt, ila, ila Bort till högre världar då.
Authorship:
- by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), from Dikter. Tredje Häftet, first published 1843 [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 Ika Peyron (1845 - 1922), "Tanken" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Tanken", JS 191 (1888) [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), "Tanken", 1915 [ vocal duet with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Ajatus", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pensée", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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