Trad. song after Gustav Welander from Vansö, Södermanland.
Suitable dance: Snoa/polkett
Arr by Sunniva Abelli and Tradpunkt
Dancers: Linnéa Lenz and Amanda Östling
lyrics
O tysta ensamhet, var skall jag nöje finna.
Bland sorg som ingen vet, skall mina dar förrinna.
En börda tung som sten, mig möter vart jag går.
Bland tusen finns knappt en, som kärlek rätt förstår.
Emellan dig och mig, där tändes upp en låga.
Där tändes upp en eld, som är en daglig plåga.
Ja vem kan dämpa den, jag vet alls ingen råd.
Jag sörjer till min död, om jag dig ej kan få.
Oh silent loneliness, where will I find joy.
In sorrow that nobody understands, my days will pass.
A burden heavy as a stone, meets me wherever I go.
Among thousands there is hardly anyone, who truly understands love.
Between you and me, there was a spark.
A fire started to burn, which gives me pain every day.
Who can soothe my pain, I do not know at all.
I grief until I die, if I cannot have you.
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