Surt fer sunnan
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Surt fer sunnan med sviande eld, det skin av sverde so soli bleiknar. Griotbergi gnett, gygrane skvett, menn paa helveg hastar, himilen klovnar.
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Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from 'Den eldre Edda'; collected by Magnus Brostrup Landstad. [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 David Monrad Johansen (1888 - 1974), "Surt fer sunnan
", op. 15 no. 32, from Voluspå, no. 32. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 23