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Nocturne – A Swedish Poem with an MP3 Recording
March 30th, 2011

Here’s a lovely Swedish poem about a moonlit summer night. It was written by Finnish poet Edith SÃ¶dergran (1892 – 1923). You can listen to the recording below and follow along with the original poem in Swedish.  The you’ll find a loose English translation after the poem.

MP3 of Nocturne as read by Johan Borg

by Edith SÃ¶dergran

Silver clear moonlit evening,
The night’s blue billowing,
Countless glittering waves
Follow each other in.
Shadows fall across the road,
On the shore, the bushes gently weep,
Black giants guarding the silver beach.
Deep silence in summer’s midst,
Sleep and dream, –
The moon glides over the sea
Tender and light.



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