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by Oscar Madsen (1866 - 1902)

Det hele er en ganske almindelig...
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Arion
( med klædelig Beskedenhed) .
Det hele er en ganske almindelig Historie .
(Stemmer sin Strængeleg og synger:)

„Det banker paa Skønjomfrus Dør
ved Nattetid o hør, o hør,
hvem staar vel dèr for Ruden ?
Hun lukker Vindvet smaat paa Klem :
„Hvo du end er, saa sig det frem ! "
Men intet Svar foruden
de Nattevindes Tuden.

Det banker paa med iskold Kno
ved Nattetid — din Nattero
den vender ej tilbage.
Du kaster dig paa Lejet træt :
Skønjomfru , staa kun op og let
saa tyst, som du kan tage
alt paa din Vindus-Knage.

Med tangsnoet Haar, med havvaad Kind
ved Nattetid han kigger ind ,
ind i det Jomfrukammer.
„ Og er det dig, skøn Havmand kaad,
jeg tørrer dig din Kind for Graad
og gaar, hvorfra du stammer ,
til Havet uden Jammer. "

Saa slog han da en iskold Arm
ved Nattetid om Jomfrubarm ;
det gik mod Dybets Sale .
Hans Latter over Bølgen klang.
Og Takten til den Havmands Sang
slog Fisken med sin Hale
den kunde ikke tale!

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Oscar Madsen, Den flyvende hollaender; dramatisk digtning i fem handlinger, Gyldendal, 1893, p.160


Text Authorship:

  • by Oscar Madsen (1866 - 1902), no title, appears in Den flyvende Hollænder [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 Tekla Griebel (1866 - 1940), "Det banker paa Skønjomfrus Dør" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Tekla Griebel (1866 - 1940), "Arions Sang" [ voice and piano ], from Fem Sange af Oscar Madsens Den Flyvende Hollænder, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

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

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-16
Line count: 32
Word count: 175

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