Kvarnhjulet

Dränkt i tjära qvarnhjulet går
Dufvorna leka i skummet.
Gamla hjulet som stilla står
Har fått lemna rummet.

Öfvervuxet med vildros, nött,
Urblekt af vind och af väder,
Tänket det: "Nu är jag trött
Gladde edra fäder."

by Ernst Josephson (1851-1906)

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

by Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) , "Kvarnhjulet", op. 57 (8 sånger (Eight Songs)) no. 3 (1909).

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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