by
Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933)
Liden Kirsten
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Our translations: FIN FRE
Liden Kirsten hun sad [så]1 silde,
mens gjøgen gol udi grønne skov.
Liden Kirsten nynned en vise,
imens hun sit brudelin vov.
Liden Kirsten hun sad ved sit vindve
og så på sin ring af guld,
skotted nedad sit sorte skjørt
og smilte så tankefuld.
Liden Kirsten lagde sit hoved tilro
på armens snehvide lin.
Og hæggen dufted,
mens Kirsten drømte om kjæresten sin.
Liden Kirsten løste sit gule haar
og gik til ro i sin kove.
Liden Kristen folded de hænder små,
mens gjøgen gol udi skove.
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• C. Sinding View original text (without footnotes)
1 Sinding: "på"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Liden Kirsten", op. 29 (Ti sange) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Liden Kirsten", op. 60 (Digte af Vilhelm Krag) no. 1 (1893-1894), published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alf Hurum (1882 - 1972), "Liden Kirsten", op. 12 (Sanger) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Liden Kirsten", op. 18 ((Seks) Sange = (Sechs) Lieder) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Pikku Kirsten", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Petite Kirsten", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Margarethlein"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 89
Petite Kirsten
Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Bokmål)
Petite Kirsten était assise tard le soir
pendant que le coucou chantait dans la verte forêt.
Petite Kirsten fredonnait une chanson,
pendant qu'elle tissait sa robe de mariée.
La petite Kirsten était assise près de sa fenêtre
et regardait son anneau d'or,
elle baissait les yeux sur sa chemise noire
et souriait pensivement.
La petite Kirsten posa sa tête
sur sa manche blanche comme neige.
Et le merisier embaumait,
mais Kirsten rêvait à son amoureux.
La petite Kirsten défit ses cheveux blonds
et alla se coucher dans son alcôve.
La petite Kirsten croisa ses petites mains
pendant que le coucou chantait dans la forêt.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 104
