VARVINDAR FRISKA
Traditional Swedish folk song

Ingrid Bergman (in "The Bells of St. Mary's")


Varvindar friska 
Laka och hviska 
Lunderna oh Likt 
Alskander par. 
Strommarne ila 
Finna ej hvila. 

(Spring breezes fresh 
Play and whisper 
Round the elms like 
A pair of lovers. 
The streams rush, 
Finding no rest 
Until they reach 
The raging sea. 

Beat, O my heart, 
Complain and listen. 
The sound of the shepherd's horn 
Dies mid the crags. 
Neptune plays, 
Sorrows are shared, 
No rest among hills and dales.) 





(Contributed by Lou Rugani - The Music of the Stars - March 2009)