Poetry

On New Year's Day 1838

01
Jan

One of Erik Gustaf Geijer's better-known poems, with the alternative title "Ensam i bräcklig farkost".

Alone in a fragile vessel, daring
the sailor on the wide sea;
the star vault above him lies,
below, his grave roars horribly.
Forward! - is the commandment of his fate;
and in the depths, as in heaven, dwells God.

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Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783 - 1847)

Place of birth: Ransäters bruk, Värmland

Erik Gustaf Geijer was a Swedish writer, poet, philosopher, historian and composer. He was one of the greatest aestheticians and innovators of the Swedish Romantic period. He is considered one of the... Show everything from Erik Gustaf Geijer

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