by Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866 - 1900)
Nocturne
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Møllens vinger stanser sin susen, aaen speiler nattens øie, blomsternes læber ydmygt beder, trærnes kroner hvisker, hvisker. Presterne tænder de blege kjerter nonnerne nynner de fromme bønner, børnene folder de spinkle hænder, svanerne skjuler sit næb under vingen. Snart skal de sove, alle de trætte, hvile hodet mygt paa puden, glemme de graa, sørgmodige tanker, slumre, sove, drømme, sove. Ude i blaaet svæver en kvinde, Herrens moder, Maria , Maria lukker sjælenes øine kjærlig, træder jordvuggens gjænger varlig.
Authorship:
- by Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866 - 1900), "Nocturne" [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):
- by Alf Hurum (1882 - 1972), "Nocturne", op. 14 (Sanger) no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by David Monrad Johansen (1888 - 1974), "Nocturne", 1966 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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