Text & Translation
Till en Ros
Swedish source:
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
O, du min ros så röd,
Ros, som så snart slog ut!
Vem skall jag ge dig åt?
Månne åt moder min?
Har ju ej moder mer.
Månne åt syster då?
Fjärran hos maken hon.
Månne åt broder då?
Drog ju i härnad han.
Månn' åt min älskling då?
O; han är långt från mig
Bakom tre skogars löv,
Bakom tre strömmars våg.
To a rose
English translation ©
Oxford Song
Oh, you my rose so red,
Rose that so quickly bloomed!
To whom shall I give you now?
Perhaps to my mother dear?
But I have no mother now.
Perhaps to my sister then?
Far away with her husband she lives.
Perhaps to my brother then?
He has gone away to war.
Perhaps to my beloved then?
Oh, he is far from me,
Beyond the leaves of three forests,
Beyond the waves of three streams.
Till en Ros
Swedish source:
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
To a rose
English source:
Oxford Song
O, du min källa sval,
Oh, you my cooling spring,
O, du min ros så röd,
Oh, you my rose so red,
Ros, som så snart slog ut!
Rose that so quickly bloomed!
Vem skall jag ge dig åt?
To whom shall I give you now?
Månne åt moder min?
Perhaps to my mother dear?
Har ju ej moder mer.
But I have no mother now.
Månne åt syster då?
Perhaps to my sister then?
Fjärran hos maken hon.
Far away with her husband she lives.
Månne åt broder då?
Perhaps to my brother then?
Drog ju i härnad han.
He has gone away to war.
Månn' åt min älskling då?
Perhaps to my beloved then?
O; han är långt från mig
Oh, he is far from me,
Bakom tre skogars löv,
Beyond the leaves of three forests,
Bakom tre strömmars våg.
Beyond the waves of three streams.
