by
Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933)
Det er Nat paa vide Vande
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Available translation(s): FRE
Det er Nat paa vide Vande,
langt fra Lande, [langt fra Lande]1.
Valborgsnat så lys og skjær.
Lavt mod Nattehimlens Rande
ryger Dagens røde Brande
og om Verden, fjernt og nær,
tindrer tusind Stjernes Hær.
Nat henover vide Vande.
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Il fait nuit sur les vastes flots
Language: French (Français)  after the Norwegian (Bokmål)
Il fait nuit sur les vastes flots,
loin de la terre, [loin de la terre]1.
nuit de Valborg si lumineuse et si pure.
Au bord du ciel nocturne
les rouges feux du jour brûlent
et autour du monde, au loin et au près,
l'armée de mille étoiles s'allume.
Nuit, au-dessus des vastes flots.
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Note: La nuit du 30 avril au 1 mai était appelée nuit de Valborg dans les pays scandinave, c'était une fête de printemps au cours de laquelle on faisait brûler des feux de joie.
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