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Hvorfor hyler de sorte hunde på landeveiene? Hvorfor lusker ulvene ilsomt indover heiene? Hvorfor sænker sig kvælden så kvælende sort og stor? Hvorfor blir det så underlig stille over al jord? Klokkerne klemter mod aftenstid, kimer dagen til døde. Det lyder så sælsomt i kvældens fred udover egnens øde. Langsomt åbner sig kirkens port, der er så dystert derinde. Da blegner løvet på alle trær, og elven så taus mon rinde. Der drar sig et langeligt, klagende hyl ind gjennem skogens sale. Da bæver hele den lyttende jord: inat rider døden i dale.
Text Authorship:
- by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte hunde", appears in Digte, first published 1891 [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 Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte Hunde", op. 41 (Fem sange for mezzosopran) no. 3 (1897), published 1897 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alf Hurum (1882 - 1972), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte Hunde", op. 12 (Sanger) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mon Schjelderup (1870 - 1934), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte hunde", op. 10 (Nye sanger) no. 4 [ voice and piano ]
Score: Nasjonalbiblioteket [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pourquoi les chiens noirs hurlent-ils ?", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-07-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 93
Pourquoi les chiens noirs hurlent-ils sur les chemins de terre ? Pourquoi les loups rôdent-ils en courant là-bas sur la lande ? Pourquoi le soir tombe-t-il si suffocant, noir et immense ? Pourquoi est-ce si bizarrement silencieux sur toute la terre ? Vers le soir les cloches résonnent, elles sonnent aujourd'hui le glas. C'est un son si étrange dans la paix du soir et dans la solitude des alentours. Les portes de l'église s'ouvrent lentement, À l'intérieur il y fait très sombre. Alors les feuilles de tous les arbres tremblent et la rivière s'applique à couler en silence. Un long, douloureux hurlement s'élève à travers les galeries de la forêt. La terre entière aux aguets tressaille : cette nuit la mort passe dans la vallée.
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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Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte hunde", appears in Digte, first published 1891
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 120