by
Tor Hedberg (1862 - 1931)
Soluppgång
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Available translation(s): ENG FIN FRE GER
Under himlens purpurbrand
Ligga tysta sjö och land,
Det är gryningsstunden.
Snöig gren och frostvit kvist
Tecka sig så segervisst
Mot den röda grunden.
Riddarn står vid fönsterkarm,
Lyssnar efter stridens larm,
Trampar golvets tilja.
Men en smal och snövit hand
Kyler milt hans pannas brand,
Böjer mjukt hans vilja.tenderly
Riddarn sätter horn till mun,
Blåser vilt I gryningsstund,
Över nejd som tiger.
Tonen klingar, klar och spröd,
Branden slocknar, gyllenröd,
Solen sakta stiger.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David McCleery) , "Sunrise", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Auringonnousu", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Lever de soleil", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Sonnenaufgang", copyright © 2015, (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.
Line count: 18
Word count: 74
Sunrise
Language: English  after the Swedish (Svenska)
Beneath the purple sky
Lie silent seas and lands,
Day is breaking.
Snowy branches and frosty twigs
Cast their patterns victoriously
Over the red earth.
The knight stands by the window,
Listens for the call to arms,
Paces the room, back and forth.
But a small, snow white hand
Cools his fiery brow,
Gently calms his will.
The knight puts his bugle to his lips,
Blows wildly into the morning light
Towards the silent land.
The sound rings out, bright and clear.
The golden fire of dawn retreats
And the sun slowly rises.
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- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to English copyright © 2018 by David McCleery, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Swedish (Svenska) by Tor Hedberg (1862 - 1931)
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-21
Line count: 18
Word count: 93