Premier oiseau | Le premier oiseau, premier oiseau

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by Anders Hovden (1860 - 1943)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Fyrste Fuglen

Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Our translations: FRE

Fyrste Fuglen, fyrste Fuglen
sit og syng paa Björkegrein, 
vekkjer Vaaren upp, som blundar
djupt inni dei dimme Lundar,
lokkar Blomer fram og Kumar
roper paa den sæle Sumar,
roper paa den sæle,
den sæle Sumar.

Fyrste Fuglen, fyrste Fuglen
sit og syng paa Björkegrein,
Soli glytter gjennom Skoda,
nedi Moldi vaknar Broddar,
Symra i dei berre Haugo,
romsar seg og slær upp Augo.

Fyrste Fuglen, fyrste Fuglen
sit og syng paa Björkegrein.
Ho, som hev det glade Yrke:
læ og smila Helg og Vyrke.
Tiritunga nedi Bakken
dröymer alt um Sol i Nakken,
dröymer alt um Sol i Nakken,
um Sol i Nakken.

Text Authorship:

by Anders Hovden (1860 - 1943) [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), "Fyrste Fuglen" [ duet for 2 voices with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Premier oiseau", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-21
Line count: 22
Word count: 104

Premier oiseau

Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Le premier oiseau, premier oiseau
chante assis sur une branche de bouleau,
il réveille le printemps qui dort
au plus profond des sombres bosquets,
il attire les fleurs et les vaches au-dehors,
il appelle le bienheureux été,
appelle le bienheureux,
bienheureux été.

Le premier oiseau, premier oiseau
chante assis sur une branche de bouleau,
Le soleil brille à travers les nuages,
dans la terre les jeunes pousses se réveillent,
les anémones sur les collines nues
s'étirent et ouvrent ses yeux.

Le premier oiseau, premier oiseau
Chante assis sur une branche de bouleau
Celle qui a un joyeux travail
Sourit et rit dans la fête et le travail.
La violette sous la terre
rêve déjà du soleil sur sa nuque,
rêve déjà du soleil sur sa nuque,
du soleil sur sa nuque.

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a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Anders Hovden (1860 - 1943)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-07-20
Line count: 22
Word count: 131