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by Christian Winther (1796 - 1876)

Saa fast mit Hjerte banker
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Saa fast mit Hjerte banker,
At det smerter som Ild;
Uroligt Sindet vanker
Omkring og farer vild.

Mit Øie seer kun Mørke,
Hvorhen det er vendt;
Min Fod har tabt den Styrke,
Som før den har kjendt.

Min Tunge sig forbittrer,
Min Tinding er som Bly;
Jeg trodser — og jeg sittrer —
Jeg vil — og er dog sky.

Men er Du ved min Side
Og hører jeg Din Røst,
Den venlige, den blide,
Da aander let mit Bryst.

Da klinger Harpen inde
I Hjertets Helligdom;
Da seer jeg glad forsvinde
Hvert Jammerens Phantom.

Du smiler og Du taler,
Og Din Tale, Dit Smil
Kan ende mine Qvaler,
Saasnart som Du kun vil.

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Confirmed with Christian Winther, Lyriske Digte, C. A. Reitzel, Kbh., 1849, pages 75-76.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Winther (1796 - 1876), no title, appears in Lyriske Digte, in Da jeg var ung, no. 33 [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 Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Saa fast mit Hjerte banker", published 1968 [ voice and piano ], from 4 efterladte Sange [posthumous], no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-02-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 114

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