Songs

Pan

by Ture Rangström

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Pan
Swedish source: Bo Bergman

Middagsstillhet och klöverånga.
Ljuset flammar och smälter i ro
över åsarnas långa
kammar, där molnen bo.

Här i backen sitter Pan
lat, med nacken mot en gran.

När han börjar spela,
spela träden, susar säden,
lyssnar hela
jorden till hans kväden.

Livets stora hunger
stiger stark och god,
och mitt sommarblod
sjunger.

Pan
English translation © Annika Lindskog

Evening stillness and rising clover-scented steam.
The light flickers and melts away to rest
behind the long ridges of the
hills, where clouds live.

Here on the slope sits Pan,
languorous, with his back against a larch.

When he begins to play,
the trees play too, the wheat soughs,
the whole earth listens
to his airs.

The inordinate appetite of life
rises strong and fine,
and my summer-blood
sings.

Pan
Swedish source: Bo Bergman

Pan
English source: Annika Lindskog

Middagsstillhet och klöverånga.
Evening stillness and rising clover-scented steam.
Ljuset flammar och smälter i ro
The light flickers and melts away to rest
över åsarnas långa
behind the long ridges of the
kammar, där molnen bo.
hills, where clouds live.

Här i backen sitter Pan
Here on the slope sits Pan,
lat, med nacken mot en gran.
languorous, with his back against a larch.

När han börjar spela,
When he begins to play,
spela träden, susar säden,
the trees play too, the wheat soughs,
lyssnar hela
the whole earth listens
jorden till hans kväden.
to his airs.

Livets stora hunger
The inordinate appetite of life
stiger stark och god,
rises strong and fine,
och mitt sommarblod
and my summer-blood
sjunger.
sings.

Composer

Ture Rangström

Ture Rangström was a Swedish critic, conductor, and composer.

Poet

Bo Bergman

Bo Hjalmar Bergman was a Swedish writer and literary critic.

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