The keynote of Fröding's psychological poems is probably struck in this series of songs, forming an allegory in which the figure is consistently maintained throughout. The Star Songs undoubtedly throw light upon Fröding's philosophy of life and his personal attitude towards the Creator of life. A comparison of TegnÊér's Sång till solen (Vol. I., p. 64) and Fröding's Min stjärnas sånger yields the impression that the former is an impersonal, objective poetic pean, the latter a poet's creed.
9. av din egen art, of the same kind as yours, i.e., the sunspots.
19. så = såväl,
41 ff. A study of Fröding's mental make-up is essential to a correct understanding of the metaphysical stanzas of part IV in particular.
VERNER VON HEIDENSTAM.
DJUFARS VISA.
1. Tanta, a city in lower Egypt.
17-19. I afton kanske … att han sjunger—the att here interposed has the effect of giving the adverbial kanske its original verbal sense kan ske (as, maybe he will—it may be that he will).
32. en klase druvor, a cluster of grapes. The preposition av or med, sometimes found with such attributives, is generally dispensed with.
34. var, the colloquial form for vore.