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by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)
Translation by Wilhelm Henzen (1850 - 1910)

Sogo, sagd um mange
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk) 
Sogo, sagd um mange
Menn det stend Segn og Sol av,
rister eg her i Rad og Rim
um den heilage Olav.

Viking og vonde Blotmann
ut han or Villskap fria;
lørde deim lyde kvite Krist
og den milde Maria.

Soli sunnan kveiktest
linnt yvi Sjø og Strendar;
Blokkur og Blomar livna fram
under dei blaae Fennar.

Troll og Tussar tunge
sterk i Stein han støytte;
raatt og røti med Rot han reiv;
Hardhug i Blod han bløytte.

Gamle Gudar ramla;
reint han Rome sopa,
nøydde gamle Norig inn
i det unge Europa.

Folke sveik sin Drottin,
dreiv han or Landeviste;
drap han og søkte i femhundrad Aar
Raad og Hjelp ved hans Kiste.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Ein Umstøytar" [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Den heilage Olav", op. 68 (4 Songar = Vier Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Henzen (1850 - 1910) ; composed by Christian Sinding.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Julia von Bose)


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 114

Der heilige Olaf
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Norwegian (Nynorsk) 
Mär von mutigen Männern, 
Siegesgesang, silbertönig
ritz' ich hier ein mit Reih' und Reim 
von Sankt Olaf, dem König.

Wikinger, Wahndienst übend, 
fromm befreit' er von Wildheit,
weihte sie weißem Christ 
und Jungfrau Marias Mildheit.

Südlands Sonne lohte da lind 
auf der See und dem Strande,
Blätter und Blumen brachen hervor 
unter dem Schneegewande.

Rauhe Riesen ließ er 
erstarren zu Steine,
riss und rottete Rohes aus, 
Hartsinn erweichte der Reine.

Alle Asen stürzt' er, 
hieb der Tempel Haine,
einte Altnorge mit Jung-
Europas Völkervereine.

Doch dann trog und vertrieb 
ihn treulos das Volk, das arge,
tötete ihn, und Jahrhunderte lang 
sucht' es sein Seelenheil an seinem Sarge.

Text Authorship:

  • by Wilhelm Henzen (1850 - 1910) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Ein Umstøytar"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Der heilige Olaf", op. 68 (4 Songar = Vier Gesänge für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 1, published 1905 [ voice and piano ], Leipzig, Robert Forberg, also set in Norwegian (Nynorsk) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2021-04-19
Line count: 24
Word count: 107

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