Sur la tombe de ma mère | Dors doucement, petite mère

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by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Ved Moders Grav

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: FRE

Sov nu sødt, du lille Mor,
Sov nu sødt i Kisten inde,
Tunge vore Tårer rinde,
Mens vi stæde dig til Jord.

Mat er nu dit Øjes Glar,
Stum din kære milde Stemme,
Ak, men vi skal ikke glemme,
Hvad for os du været har.

Aldrig bedre Hjærte slog,
Aldrig bedre Hjærte bristed,
Aldrig bedre Mor blev mistet,
Herren gav og Herren tog.

Sov da, lille Mor, i Fred,
Tak for hvad du var i Livet,
Tak for Alt, hvad du har givet 
Af din rige Kærlighed.

Text Authorship:

by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Ved Moders Grav", first published 1900 [author's text not yet checked 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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Ved Moders Grav", op. 69 (Fem Digte af Otto Benzon) no. 3 (1900), published 1900, Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sur la tombe de ma mère", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 87

Sur la tombe de ma mère

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Dors doucement, petite mère,
Dors doucement dans ton cercueil,
Nos lourdes larmes coulent
Tandis que nous te mettons en terre.

Tes yeux clairs sont maintenant éteints,
Ta chère et douce voix muette,
Hélas, mais nous n'oublierons pas
Ce que tu as été pour nous.

Jamais meilleur cœur ne battit
Jamais meilleur cœur ne s'éteignit
Jamais meilleure mère ne fut perdue,
Le Seigneur a donné, le Seigneur a repris.

Dors ici, petite mère, en paix,
Merci pour ce que tu fus vivante,
Merci, pour tout ce que tu nous a donné,
De ton précieux amour.

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Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Ved Moders Grav", first published 1900
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This text was added to the website: 2014-01-24
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Word count: 94