Den enda stunden

Allena var jag, han kom allena;
förbi min bana hans bana ledde.
Han dröjde icke, men tänkte dröja,
han talte icke, men ögat talte.
Du obekante, du välbekante!
En dag försvinner, ett år förflyter,
det ena minnet det andra jagar;
den korta stunden blev hos mig evigt,
den bittra stunden, den ljuva stunden.

by Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) , "Den enda stunden", from Valda dikter

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Erik Bergman (1911-2006) , "Den enda stunden", op. 33 no. 6 (1949). [chorus]
by Carl Ludvig Lithander (1773-1843) , "Den enda stunden"
by Oskar Merikanto (1868-1924) , "Den enda stunden", op. 36 (3 Laulua) no. 1 (1899). [voice and piano]
by Ture Rangström (1884-1947) , "Den enda stunden", 1917, published 1948. [voice and piano], also set in German

by Ture Rangström (1884-1947) , "Die einz'ge Stunde", 1917, published 1948. [voice and piano], also set in Swedish

Date added to the website: 2003-12-07.

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