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by Hans Georg Møller

Translation © by Philip Schäfer

Engang Gudrun end ham skued

Language: Danish (Dansk) after the Old Norse (Fornnorræna)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Engang Gudrun end ham skued,
saae Blodet, som Herskerens Haar mon væde,
Fyrstens straalende Øjne slukte,
Kongens Bryst af Sværdet kløvet,
Gudrun tilbage paa Bolstret segned,
Lokkerne løstes, Kinden rødmed,
Taarer som Regn randt over Knæ.
Da græd Gudrun, Gjukes Datter,
saa Taarerne løb fra Øjets Laag.
Da sagde Gudrun, Gjukes Datter:

Text Authorship:

by Hans Georg Møller [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Old Norse (Fornnorræna) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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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 Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Engang Gudrun end ham skued", 1871, published 1871 [ voice and piano ], from Gudruns Sorg: Sange til text af Den ældre Edda, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Philip Schäfer) , "All at once Gudrun looked up", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Dès que Gudrun le regarda", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Philip Schäfer

This text was added to the website: 2023-10-01
Line count: 10
Word count: 52

All at once Gudrun looked up

Language: English after the Danish (Dansk)

All at once Gudrun looked up,
Saw blood covering the knight's hair,
The prince's bright eyes had faded,
The king's breast was pierced by the sword,
Gudrun sank back into the cushion,
Her curls came undone, her cheeks reddened,
A flood of tears ran onto her knee,
She cried, Gudrun, Gjuke's daughter,
So many tears covered her eyes.
Then Gudrun, Gjuke's daughter, said:

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Georg Møller
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Based on:

a text in Old Norse (Fornnorræna) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2023-10-01
Line count: 10
Word count: 63