Text & Translation
Våren flyktar hastigt
Swedish source:
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Hastigare sommarn,
Hösten dröjer länge,
Vintern ännu längre.
Snart I sköna kinder,
Skolen i förvissna
Och ej knoppas mera.
Gossen svarte åter:
Än i höstens dagar
Gläda vårens minnen,
Än i vinterns dagar
Räcka sommarns skördar.
Fritt må våren flykta,
Fritt må kinden vissna,
Låt oss nu blott äska,
Låt oss nu blott kyssas.
Springtime flieth swiftly
English translation ©
E. Magnusson
Swifter still the summer;
Long the autumn tarries,
Longer still the winter;
Soon, oh, cheeks so beauteous,
Shall you have to wither,
Never more to blossom.
Then the youth made answer:
Still in days of autumn
Springtime’s memories cheer us;
Into days of winter
Reach the summer’s harvests;
Spring is free to vanish,
Free the cheek to wither,
Let us only love now,
Let us only kiss now!
Våren flyktar hastigt
Swedish source:
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Springtime flieth swiftly
English source:
E. Magnusson
Våren flyktar hastigt,
Springtime flieth swiftly,
Hastigare sommarn,
Swifter still the summer;
Hösten dröjer länge,
Long the autumn tarries,
Vintern ännu längre.
Longer still the winter;
Snart I sköna kinder,
Soon, oh, cheeks so beauteous,
Skolen i förvissna
Shall you have to wither,
Och ej knoppas mera.
Never more to blossom.
Gossen svarte åter:
Then the youth made answer:
Än i höstens dagar
Still in days of autumn
Gläda vårens minnen,
Springtime’s memories cheer us;
Än i vinterns dagar
Into days of winter
Räcka sommarns skördar.
Reach the summer’s harvests;
Fritt må våren flykta,
Spring is free to vanish,
Fritt må kinden vissna,
Free the cheek to wither,
Låt oss nu blott äska,
Let us only love now,
Låt oss nu blott kyssas.
Let us only kiss now!
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…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- 51. Michael Mofidian, Keval Shah: Sibelius & Brahms 24 Oct 2022
- 58. Shéhérazade: Caitlin Hulcup & Gary Matthewman 22 Oct 2019