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Der gynger en Båd på Bølge, og der er kun én ombord, Men det er den fagreste Pigelil på hele den fagre Jord. Men Slangen, den slår sine Bugter. Lyse så er hendes Lokker som agrenes gyldne Strå, Klare så er hendes Øjne Og milde som Himmelens Blå. Men Slangen, den slår sine Bugter. Rød som den blussende Rose så er hendes runde Kind, Ren som den rislende Kilde er hendes Tanke og Sind, Men Slangen, den slår sine Bugter. Og hendes Latter den er som Fuglens Kvidren ved Morgengry Og hendes Smil som den glade Sol, der bryder igennem Sky. Men Slangen, den slår sine Bugter. Ja hun er den herligste Pigelil på hele den herlige Jord Og hun får såvist ikke længe Lov at være ene ombord. For Slangen den slår sine Bugter.
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Text Authorship:
- by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Der gynger en Båd på Bølge", 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), "Der gynger en Båd på Bølge", op. 69 (Fem Digte af Otto Benzon) no. 1 (1900), published 1900, Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leopold Rosenfeld (1849 - 1909), "Der gynger en Baad paa Bølge", published <<1917 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un bateau se balance sur la vague", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 135
Un bateau se balance sur la vague, avec une seule personne à bord, mais c'est la plus belle fille de cette belle terre. Mais le serpent se déroule. Ses boucles sont aussi blondes que les épis blonds des champs, ses yeux sont aussi clairs et doux que le bleu du ciel. Mais le serpent se déroule. La rose aux flammes rouges est comme ses rondes joues, la source à l'onde pure est comme sa pensée et son cœur. Mais le serpent se déroule. Et son rire est comme le gazouillis de l'oiseau à l'aurore, et son sourire est comme le gai soleil qui brille au milieu du ciel. Mais le serpent se déroule. Oui, c'est la plus magnifique des filles, de toute la magnifique terre, et elle n'aura sûrement pas longtemps le loisir d'être seule à bord. Car le serpent se déroule.
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- Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Der gynger en Båd på Bølge", first published 1900
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-24
Line count: 25
Word count: 142