Sænk kun dit hoved, du blomst
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Sænk kun dit hoved, du blomst, bøj det i bladene ned,
Vent kun med lukket krone nattens livsalige fred
Natten, den milde, den tyste, kommer, o bøj dig til blund.
Sov under gyldne stjerner, sov dig salig og sund.
Sov som et barn, der vugges blidt i sin moders favn,
Vågner kun halvt og sukker smilende moders navn.
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- ENG English (Anna Hersey) , copyright © 2015, (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.
Line count: 6
Word count: 58
Bow your head, oh flower, bend it down...
Language: English after the Danish (Dansk)
Bow your head, oh flower, bend it down to the leaves,
With closed blossom, await the night's blissful peace
The night, the gentle, the silent, come, oh bend to slumber.
Sleep under the golden stars, sleep blissfully and soundly.
Sleep as a child, gently cradled in his mother's embrace,
Only half waking and sweetly smiling his mother's name.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-12
Line count: 6
Word count: 58
