Drömmen
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Available translation(s): ENG FIN FRE GER
Tröttad lade jag mig ned på bädden,
Att i sömnen glömma sorg och saknad,
Men en dröm sig smög till hufvudgärden1,
Hviskande uti mitt öra detta:
"Vakna, hon är här, den sköna flickan,
Blicka upp, att hennes kyss emotta!"
Och jag slår med glädje upp mitt öga.
Hvar är drömmen? Som en rök försvunnen.
Hvar är flickan? Bortom land och sjöar.
Hvar är kyssen? Ack, blott i min längtan.
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1 modern spelling: "huvudgården"
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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 (Laura Prichard) , "The dream", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Uni", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Un rêve", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der Traum", copyright © 2020, (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: 10
Word count: 69
The dream
Language: English  after the Swedish (Svenska)
Tired, I lay down on the bed,
That in sleep, I might forget sadness and need,
But a dream crept up to the head of my bed, and
Whispered this in my ear:
“Wake up, she’s here, the beautiful girl,
Look up, to receive her kiss!”
And with delight, I slapped open my eyes.
Where’s the dream? Like smoke - vanished.
Where’s the girl? Beyond land and sea.
Where’s the kiss? Ah, only in my longing.
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- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to English copyright © 2018 by Laura Prichard, (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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This text was added to the website: 2018-12-15
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Word count: 76