Og Menneskja
ho sviv ikring,
og Lukke- Draum er Lôs.
Og Menneskja
ho gjeng i Ring
og leitar etter Ljos,
Ljos, Ljos,
meira Ljos.

Og Menneskja
hev Von paa Von
og slær si Von ihel.
Og Menneskja,
det arma Tjon,
ho vonar lika vel:
Ljos, Ljos,
meira Ljos.

Og Menneskja
ho hev det so,
den stakars Skodde- Dott,
at [sumde]1 ho
i Straale-Sjo,
ho kravde lika godt:
Ljos, Ljos,
meira Ljos !

For Menneskja
paa Livsens Straum
glid fram mot Æve-os
alt med den løynde
Hjarta-Draum:
ho sjølv skal verta Ljos ;
Ljos, Ljos,
meira Ljos. 

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Note: in Sinding's setting, Menneskja is spelled "Menniskja" throughout.
¹ Sinding: "svumde"

Text Authorship:

• by Per Sivle (1857 - 1904), appears in Bersøglis- og andre Viser, first published 1895 [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 Sigurd Lie (1871 - 1904), "Ljos" [ voice and piano ], from Fem Sange, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Ljos", op. 38 no. 2 (1896), first performed 1897 [ voice and piano ], from Bersøglis og Andre Viser, no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

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: 2009-06-21
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Word count: 95