Songs

I Skogen

by Wilhelm Stenhammar

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I Skogen
Swedish source: Louise Ackermann

Kärt är att råka dig, nattviol,
der blek du står ibland gräsen
och suckar ut efter sjunken sol
din doft, ditt innersta väsen.

Ljuft är att höra din sång, du trast,
der högst i granen på spaning
du jublar ut under qvällens rast
om morgon rodnad din aning.

Men lär mig, nattviol, blid som din,
en sorg, när fröjd har gått under!
Trast, lär mig tolka så glad som din,
min tro på ljusare stunder!

In the forest
English translation © Anna Hersey

Lovely to meet you, orchid,
where you stand pale among the grass
and breathe out after the sun has set,
your fragrance, your heart’s essence.

So tender to hear your song, nightingale,
on the lookout in the highest fir tree,
You rejoice in the break of night
as you sense the blushing morning.

But teach me, gentle orchid,
your sorrow, when joy has disappeared!
Nightingale, teach me to understand
your joy, my belief in happier moments!

I Skogen
Swedish source: Louise Ackermann

In the forest
English source: Anna Hersey

Kärt är att råka dig, nattviol,
Lovely to meet you, orchid,
der blek du står ibland gräsen
where you stand pale among the grass
och suckar ut efter sjunken sol
and breathe out after the sun has set,
din doft, ditt innersta väsen.
your fragrance, your heart’s essence.

Ljuft är att höra din sång, du trast,
So tender to hear your song, nightingale,
der högst i granen på spaning
on the lookout in the highest fir tree,
du jublar ut under qvällens rast
You rejoice in the break of night
om morgon rodnad din aning.
as you sense the blushing morning.

Men lär mig, nattviol, blid som din,
But teach me, gentle orchid,
en sorg, när fröjd har gått under!
your sorrow, when joy has disappeared!
Trast, lär mig tolka så glad som din,
Nightingale, teach me to understand
min tro på ljusare stunder!
your joy, my belief in happier moments!

Composer

Wilhelm Stenhammar

Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist.

Poet

Louise Ackermann

Louise-Victorine Ackermann was a French Parnassian poet.

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