Comdamné | J'ai, comme un esclave consacré à Mammon

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by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Eg hev som vigde Mammons Træl

Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Our translations: FRE

Eg hev som vigde Mammons Træl
for vesal Vinning selt mi Sjæl;
for dette arme Stykkje Jord
eg fraa meg Fred og Frelse svor.
No finn eg aldri Heim og Hamn,
Gud hjelpe meg i Jesu Namn!

Den ut er dømd or Himmelrik'
som her i Verdi gjorde Svik;
han miste Ord, han miste Tru
og kan kje millom Vener bu.
No veglaus driv min brotne Stamn,
Gud hjelpe meg i Jesu Namn!

Eg gjekk som ærelause Svein
og flutte denne Deildestein;
eg braut mitt Ord, eg braut mi Tru
og kan kje millom Vener bu.
Eg finn kje Fred og Faderfamn,
Gud hjelpe meg i Jesu Namn!

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Text Authorship:

by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), no title, appears in Haugtussa, in 6. Dømd, no. 2, first published 1895 [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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Dømd", EG 152 no. 8 (1895). [voice and piano] [
text verified 1 time
]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Comdamné", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-12
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Word count: 108

Comdamné

Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Nynorsk)

J'ai, comme un esclave consacré à Mammon,
vendu mon âme pour un maigre profit ;
pour ce misérable bout de terre j'ai fait un serment
aux dépens de ma paix et de ma liberté.
Maintenant je ne trouverai jamais ni maison ni havre,
Dieu, aide-moi, au nom de Jésus !

Celui là est banni du royaume des cieux
qui a commis une perfidie sur la terre ;
il a manqué à sa parole, il a manqué de foi
et ne peut vivre au milieu d'amis.
Maintenant j'erre, mes racines brisées,
Dieu, aide-moi, au nom de Jésus !

J'ai agi comme un paysan sans honneur
et j'ai déplacé la borne ;
j'ai manqué à ma parole, j'ai manqué à ma foi
et je ne peux vivre au milieu d'amis.
Je ne trouve ni la paix ni les bras de mon père,
Dieu, aide-moi, au nom de Jésus !

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a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), no title, appears in Haugtussa, in 6. Dømd, no. 2, first published 1895
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-12
Line count: 18
Word count: 141