Der driver [Dug]1 over Spangebro
Og over alle grønne Skove;
Det volder den fagre Rosenvaand,
At ei jeg kan Søvnen sove.

Det volder hin unge Rosenvaand,
Som ved mit Vindue gynger,
Dertil den liden Nattergal,
I Skoven derude synger.

Det er, for den dejlige Rosenvaand
Gynger sine Knopper tvende,
Det er, for den liden Nattergal,
[Den synger]2 en Sang om hende.

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Confirmed with Smaadigte af Ernst von der Recke, Kjøbenhavn, Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Søn), Thieles Bogtrykkeri, 1883, page 134.

¹ Sjögren: "en Dug"
² Sjögren: "Synger"

Text Authorship:

• by Ernst Frederik Wilhelm von der Recke (1848 - 1933), "Folkevise", appears in Smaadigte, in Lyriske Digte, no. 37 [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 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Sommarnattsdagg", op. 10 (3 Sanger = Three Songs) no. 2 (1895) [ voice and piano ], also set in Swedish (Svenska) [sung text not yet checked]
• by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "Der driver en Dug over Spangebro", op. 11 (Fyra dikter av Ernst von der Recke) no. 3 (1884) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in Swedish (Svenska), a translation by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942) ; composed by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "La fraîche rosée a mouillé les prés"

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