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by Kristofer Randers (1851 - 1917)

Jeg vil ut!
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Jeg vil ut, hvor min sjel ei blir 
trampet av tresko ihjel!
Jeg vil ut, hvor mitt sinn ei blir 
klemt mellom albuer inn!

Her er tungt, her er trangt, her er trått!
Her er kvalmt, som i knugende kott!
Her er taust, så den freidigste sang 
lik en klokke i regntåkens klang!

Men derute er åpent og vidt,
der er stort, der er lyst, der er fritt!
Der er plass nok for fot og for hånd,
der er svar for den higende ånd!

La meg gå, la meg gå hvor jeg vil!
Gi meg frihet og lykke dertil!
Gi meg luft, gi meg himmel og hav,
så skal sangen nok svulme derav!

Text Authorship:

  • by Kristofer Randers (1851 - 1917) [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 Catharinus Elling (1858 - 1942), "Jeg vil ut!", op. 54 no. 3 (1893) [voice and piano], from Nye Digte av Kr. Randers, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-02-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 113

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