Songs

Kom nu hit, död

by Jean Sibelius

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Text & Translation

Kom nu hit, död

Kom nu hit, kom nu hit, död!
I krusflor förvara mig väl;
Hasta bort, hasta bort, nöd!
Skön jungfrun har tagit min själ.
Med svepning och buxbom på kistans lock
Håll dig färdig;
Mång trogen har dött, men ingen dock
Så värdig.

Ingen ros, ingen ros, då
Månde strös på mitt svarta hus;
Ingen vän, ingen vän, må
Störa hvilan i jordens grus.
Mig lägg, för tusen suckars skull,
Åt en sida,
Der ej älskande se min mull
Och kvida.

Come away, death
English translation © William Shakespeare

Come away, come away, death,
And in sad cypress let me be laid;
Fly away, fly away breath;
I am slain by a fair cruel maid.
My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,
O, prepare it!
My part of death, no one so true
Did share it.

Not a flower, not a flower sweet
On my black coffin let there be strown;
Not a friend, not a friend greet
My poor corpse, where my bones shall be thrown:
A thousand thousand sighs to save,
Lay me, O, where
Sad true lover never find my grave,
To weep there!

Twelfth Night

Kom nu hit, död

Come away, death
English source: William Shakespeare

Kom nu hit, kom nu hit, död!
Come away, come away, death,
I krusflor förvara mig väl;
And in sad cypress let me be laid;
Hasta bort, hasta bort, nöd!
Fly away, fly away breath;
Skön jungfrun har tagit min själ.
I am slain by a fair cruel maid.
Med svepning och buxbom på kistans lock
My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,
Håll dig färdig;
O, prepare it!
Mång trogen har dött, men ingen dock
My part of death, no one so true
Så värdig.
Did share it.

Ingen ros, ingen ros, då
Not a flower, not a flower sweet
Månde strös på mitt svarta hus;
On my black coffin let there be strown;
Ingen vän, ingen vän, må
Not a friend, not a friend greet
Störa hvilan i jordens grus.
My poor corpse, where my bones shall be thrown:
Mig lägg, för tusen suckars skull,
A thousand thousand sighs to save,
Åt en sida,
Lay me, O, where
Der ej älskande se min mull
Sad true lover never find my grave,
Och kvida.
To weep there!

Composer

Jean Sibelius

Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer and violinist of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is best known for his set of seven symphonies, but he also composed over a hundred songs for voice and piano, and various pieces inspired by nature…

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