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by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818 - 1885)

Du Edderkop, vil Du til Hækken spinde?
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Du Edderkop, vil Du til Hækken spinde?
Hvor kan Du Vei over Strømmen finde?
Om Dag og Nat Du løber Din Vei,
Den brusende Bæk omgaaer Du ei.
„Tys, Vandringsmand, hvor ei Flid forslaaer,
Man ofte ved Taalmod Maalet naaer.”

Nu sad den der med sit lette Spind,
Da sused en sagte Aftenvind,
Den svævende Traad sig til Hækken bandt,
Saa den liden Spinderske Veien fandt;
Den havde jo ventet saa ufortrøden,
Nu sad den derovre i Aftenrøden.

Saa sidder Du selv ved Tidens Strøm,
O Menneskebarn, med din Fremtids Drøm!
Dit Haab, det er den flagrende Traad,
Som Du haver vædet med Længsels Graad.
Forsag kun ikke! det kan vel lykkes:
Paa Himmelens Hjælp kan meget bygges!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with H. V. Kaalund, Fabler og blandede Digte, Kjøbenhavn : H.J. Bing & Søn, 1844, p.135


Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818 - 1885), "Edderkoppen", appears in Fabler og blandede Digte [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 Mathilde Seligmann ( flourished 1892 ), "Du Edderkop, vil Du til Hækken spinde" [ voice and piano ], from Fem Sange, no. 4, Kjøbenhavn : Kgl Hof Musikhandel (Hendrik Henning)
        Score: Det KGL. Bibliothek [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-11-02
Line count: 18
Word count: 118

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