by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906)
Jeg vandred i lien så tung og så ene
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Jeg vandred i lien så tung og så ene; de småfugle kvidred fra busker og grene; så listelig kvidred de sangere små: hør til, hvordan kærlighed monne opstå! Den vokser som eken i årene lange; den næres ved tanker og sorger og sange. Den spirer så let; i den flygtigste stund fæster den rødder i hjertets grund!
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Authorship:
- by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), no title, appears in Gildet på Solhoug [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Emma Klingenfeld (1846 - 1935) ENG FRE ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (William Archer) (Mary Morrison) , no title, appears in The Feast at Solhoug, first published 1907
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