Jag sjöng vid bondens knut
-Nu är sommaren här
-Det är våren som är slut
svarar bonden så tvär
-Djupt gick tjälen här i nord
och sanna mina ord,
Det är krig och politik som har fördärvat vår jord!
Jag sjöng för handelsman
där han stod i butik:
-Se, nu blommar ju din strand
och nu glittrar din vik!
Men han svarade burdus:
-Ja du går i glädjerus,
men se krig och politik drar nöd och sorg till mitt hus!
Då gick jag ner till strand,
där låg skutan förtöjd.
-Se goddag på dig, sjöman!
Hör du fåglarnas fröjd?
Gökar gala här i land
under solens höga brand!
Men han svarade: Jag seglar till ett varmare land.
Jag gick i aftonsång
för att höra Guds ord.
När jag står på kyrkans gång
hör jag kyrkherrens ord:
-Satan följer dina spår
höst och vinter och vår
och han jagar dig om sommaren i blommande snår!
Då sprang jag över ängen
där mandelblom står
och jag ser den lilla Karin,
till brunnen hon går.
Och då ropar hon till mig,
ja, på blommande stig:
-Se här är den sköna sommaren som jag har lovat dig!
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