Translation of the song lyrics Om aftonen - Hootenanny Singers

Om aftonen (original)

Det var om aftonen som sommaren flg rakt I famnen min
Och jag log som I min spda barndomstid
Och rda, rda blomster I mitt hjrta gingo in
Med en doft som var som evighetens frid
Det var om aftonen jag lskade som jag ej lskat frr
Och all vrlden var min skna mrka brud
Och mitt hjrta stod p gavel som en salighetens drr
Med en ingng till frbarmandet och Gud
Och jag hrde gamla snger komma ter hemifrn
Och av det ljus jag drack blev sjlen stor och ny
Och alla gamla trd och alla glnsande strn
Sjngo in mig I min barndoms grna by
Och jag dansade bland trden och jag sjng fare ljung och sten
Och min visa var s hg som aldrig mer
Den slocknade som glansen utav himlens sista sken —
Det var om aftonen, d solen hon gick ner

(translation)

It was in the evening that summer followed right into my arms
And I smiled like in my early childhood
And red, red flowers In my heart went in
With a scent that was like the peace of eternity
It was in the evening I loved that I had not loved before
And the whole world was my beautiful dark bride
And my heart stood on end as a door of bliss
With an entrance to mercy and God
And I heard old songs coming home
And from the light I drank the soul became great and new
And all the old trees and all the shining stars
Sing to me In the green city of my childhood
And I danced among the trees and I sang danger heather and stone
And my show was like never before
It went out like the brightness of the last light of heaven -
It was in the evening when the sun went down