Tomten
\n(1914)
\nViktor Rydberg
\nUrsprungligen publicerad i Ny Illustrerad Tidning 1881.<\/p>\n
Midvinternattens k\u00f6ld \u00e4r h\u00e5rd,
\nstj\u00e4rnorna gnistra och glimma.
\nAlla sova i enslig g\u00e5rd
\ndjupt under midnattstimma.
\nM\u00e5nen vandrar sin tysta ban,
\nsn\u00f6n lyser vit p\u00e5 fur och gran,
\nsn\u00f6n lyser vit p\u00e5 taken.
\nEndast tomten \u00e4r vaken.<\/p>\n
St\u00e5r d\u00e4r s\u00e5 gr\u00e5 vid ladg\u00e5rdsd\u00f6rr,
\ngr\u00e5 mot den vita driva,
\ntittar, som m\u00e5nga vintrar f\u00f6rr,
\nupp emot m\u00e5nens skiva,
\ntittar mot skogen, d\u00e4r gran och fur
\ndrar kring g\u00e5rden sin dunkla mur,
\ngrubblar, fast ej det l\u00e4r b\u00e5ta,
\n\u00f6ver en underlig g\u00e5ta.<\/p>\n
F\u00f6r sin hand genom sk\u00e4gg och h\u00e5r,
\nskakar huvud och h\u00e4tta —
\n\u00bbnej, den g\u00e5tan \u00e4r alltf\u00f6r sv\u00e5r,
\nnej, jag gissar ej detta\u00bb —
\nsl\u00e5r, som han pl\u00e4gar, inom kort
\nslika sp\u00f6rjande tankar bort,
\ng\u00e5r att ordna och pyssla,
\ng\u00e5r att sk\u00f6ta sin syssla.<\/p>\n
G\u00e5r till visthus och redskapshus,
\nk\u00e4nner p\u00e5 alla l\u00e5sen —
\nkorna dr\u00f6mma vid m\u00e5nens ljus
\nsommardr\u00f6mmar i b\u00e5sen;
\ngl\u00f6msk av sele och pisk och t\u00f6m
\nP\u00e5lle i stallet har ock en dr\u00f6m:
\nkrubban han lutar \u00f6ver
\nfylls av doftande kl\u00f6ver; —<\/p>\n
G\u00e5r till st\u00e4ngslet f\u00f6r lamm och f\u00e5r,
\nser, hur de sova d\u00e4r inne;
\ng\u00e5r till h\u00f6nsen, d\u00e4r tuppen st\u00e5r
\nstolt p\u00e5 sin h\u00f6gsta pinne;
\nKaro i hundbots halm m\u00e5r gott,
\nvaknar och viftar svansen sm\u00e5tt,
\nKaro sin tomte k\u00e4nner,
\nde \u00e4ro gode v\u00e4nner.<\/p>\n
Tomten smyger sig sist att se
\nhusbondfolket det k\u00e4ra,
\nl\u00e4nge och v\u00e4l han m\u00e4rkt, att de
\nh\u00e5lla hans flit i \u00e4ra;
\nbarnens kammar han sen p\u00e5 t\u00e5
\nnalkas att se de s\u00f6ta sm\u00e5,
\ningen m\u00e5 det f\u00f6rtycka:
\ndet \u00e4r hans st\u00f6rsta lycka.<\/p>\n
S\u00e5 har han sett dem, far och son,
\nren genom m\u00e5nga leder
\nslumra som barn; men varifr\u00e5n
\nkommo de v\u00e4l hit neder?
\nSl\u00e4kte f\u00f6ljde p\u00e5 sl\u00e4kte snart,
\nblomstrade, \u00e5ldrades, gick — men vart?
\nG\u00e5tan, som icke l\u00e5ter
\ngissa sig, kom s\u00e5 \u00e5ter!<\/p>\n
Tomten vandrar till ladans loft:
\nd\u00e4r har han bo och f\u00e4ste
\nh\u00f6gt p\u00e5 skullen i h\u00f6ets doft,
\nn\u00e4ra vid svalans n\u00e4ste;
\nnu \u00e4r v\u00e4l svalans boning tom,
\nmen till v\u00e5ren med blad och blom
\nkommer hon nog tillbaka,
\nf\u00f6ljd av sin n\u00e4pna maka.<\/p>\n
D\u00e5 har hon alltid att kvittra om
\nm\u00e5nget ett f\u00e4rdeminne,
\nintet likv\u00e4l om g\u00e5tan, som
\nr\u00f6r sig i tomtens sinne.
\nGenom en springa i ladans v\u00e4gg
\nlyser m\u00e5nen p\u00e5 gubbens sk\u00e4gg,
\nstrimman p\u00e5 sk\u00e4gget bl\u00e4nker,
\ntomten grubblar och t\u00e4nker.<\/p>\n
Tyst \u00e4r skogen och nejden all,
\nlivet d\u00e4r ute \u00e4r fruset,
\nblott fr\u00e5n fj\u00e4rran av forsens fall
\nh\u00f6res helt sakta bruset.
\nTomten lyssnar och, halvt i dr\u00f6m,
\ntycker sig h\u00f6ra tidens str\u00f6m,
\nundrar, varth\u00e4n den skall fara,
\nundrar, var k\u00e4llan m\u00e5 vara.<\/p>\n
Midvinternattens k\u00f6ld \u00e4r h\u00e5rd,
\nstj\u00e4rnorna gnistra och glimma.
\nAlla sova i enslig g\u00e5rd
\ngott intill morgontimma.
\nM\u00e5nen s\u00e4nker sin tysta ban,
\nsn\u00f6n lyser vit p\u00e5 fur och gran,
\nsn\u00f6n lyser vit p\u00e5 taken.
\nEndast tomten \u00e4r vaken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tomten (1914) Viktor Rydberg Ursprungligen publicerad i Ny Illustrerad Tidning 1881. Midvinternattens k\u00f6ld \u00e4r h\u00e5rd, stj\u00e4rnorna gnistra och glimma. Alla sova i enslig g\u00e5rd djupt under midnattstimma. M\u00e5nen vandrar sin tysta ban, sn\u00f6n lyser vit p\u00e5 fur och gran, sn\u00f6n lyser vit p\u00e5 taken. Endast tomten \u00e4r vaken. St\u00e5r d\u00e4r s\u00e5 gr\u00e5 vid ladg\u00e5rdsd\u00f6rr, gr\u00e5 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[26,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poesi-dikter","category-swedish"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11029,"url":"https:\/\/www.akehedman.se\/wordpress\/?p=11029","url_meta":{"origin":2490,"position":0},"title":"Jesus kommer den 25:e december.","author":"\u00c5ke Hedman","date":"2013-11-17","format":false,"excerpt":"Fyller pellets tidigt idag ocks\u00e5. 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