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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)

Sakuntala
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Jeg kunde for Længsel ej sove,
En Blomstervind
Slog mig imod,
Strømmed herind ad mit Vindu
Som en vellugtaandende Flod;
Jeg hørte de høje Palmer
Suse svagt
Med sød Musik;
Det hvisked ihvor jeg stod og gik:
  Sakuntala, Sakuntala.

Du evige Himalaya,
Med [Issen]1 højt
Mod Himlens Tag,
Hvi sender Du dine Kilder
At møde min Fod i Dag?
Hvi risler de duftende Vover
Mindetungt
Forbi mig hen?
Hvi møder mit bævende Blik igen:
 Sakuntala, Sakuntala.

O Pige, Du sænker dit Øje
Saa fugtigt blødt
Ind i mit Blik,
Som var det i denne Time,
Den bindende Ring Du fik!
Ak, ikke en enkelt Time,
Enkelt Dag,
Nej tusinde Aar
Skillende mellem os begge staar:
 Sakuntala, Sakuntala!

Du tabte ej Ringen i Floden.
Dushjántas selv
Har slængt den hen,
Og stemmed han end den [stride]2 Strøm,
Han bringer ej Ringen igen.
Dushjántas i Palmelunden
Jage vil
Langs Flodens Bred;
Han skyder en Antilope ned:
  Sakuntala, Sakuntala.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Sinding 

View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Drachmann, Holger, Samlede Petiske Skrifter - Folkeudgave - Fjerde bind, Gyldendalske Boghandel Nordisk Forlag, Kjøbenhavn og Kristiania, 1907.

1 Sinding: "Panden"
2 Sinding: "vilde"

Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Sakuntala", appears in Ranker og roser, in Ouverture, first published 1879 [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), "Sakuntala", op. 4 no. 4, published 1866 [baritone and piano], from Ranker og Roser, no. 4, 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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist FRE ; composed by Christian Sinding.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Edmund Lobedanz (1820 - 1882) , "Sakuntala", first published 1861? FRE ; composed by Frederick Delius.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Sakuntala", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-18
Line count: 40
Word count: 158

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