Text & Translation
Vitsippan
Swedish source:
Frans Mikael Franzén
men ack! hur förgänglig.
Knappt av din hand hon bryts,
innan hon dör i din hand.
Henne i ömhet lik som i täckhet,
akta dig, flicka,
att, av förförar'n kysst,
du ej må vissna som hon.
The Wood Anemone
English translation ©
Daniel M. Grimley
But, oh! How fleeting!
Plucked by your hand she breaks,
Before she dies in your hand.
Alike in tenderness and beauty,
Take care, girl,
That, kissed by the seducer,
You do not wither like her.
Vitsippan
Swedish source:
Frans Mikael Franzén
The Wood Anemone
English source:
Daniel M. Grimley
Se vitsippan hur täck hon är,
See the wood anemone, how pretty she is,
men ack! hur förgänglig.
But, oh! How fleeting!
Knappt av din hand hon bryts,
Plucked by your hand she breaks,
innan hon dör i din hand.
Before she dies in your hand.
Henne i ömhet lik som i täckhet,
Alike in tenderness and beauty,
akta dig, flicka,
Take care, girl,
att, av förförar'n kysst,
That, kissed by the seducer,
du ej må vissna som hon.
You do not wither like her.
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…
Poet
Frans Mikael Franzén
Frans Michael Franzén was a Swedish-Finnish poet and clergyman.