J'offre mon poème au printemps | J'offre mon poème au printemps

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren

Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)

Our translations: FRE

Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren,
skjøndt endnu den ej er baaren,
jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren
som Længsler til Længsler lagt.
Saa slutter de to en Pagt --:
at lokke paa Sol med Liste,
saa Vinteren Nød maa friste,
at slippe et Kor af Bække,
saa Sangen ham maa forskrække,
at jage ham ud af Luften
med idelig Blomsterduften, --
jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren!

About the headline (FAQ)

Text Authorship:

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), "Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren", appears in Fiskerjenten [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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren", op. 21 (Fire Dikt fra Fiskerjenten) no. 3 (1870-1872), published 1873 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "Jeg giver mit Digt til Våren", op. 1 (Fyra dikter af Ibsen och Björnson) no. 2 (1876) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Franz von Holstein (1826 - 1878) ; composed by Alban Förster, Albert Hahn.
- Go to the text.

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

ENG English [singable] (Frederick Corder) , "To Springtime my song I utter"
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "J'offre mon poème au printemps", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

J'offre mon poème au printemps

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

J'offre mon poème au printemps,
bien qu'il ne soit pas encore né,
j'offre mon poème au printemps,
où sont couchées tant d'impatiences.
Ainsi tous deux concluront un pacte :
user de ruse pour attirer le soleil
afin que l'hiver éprouve tant de détresse
laisser échapper un chœur des rivières,
afin que les chansons l'effraient,
le chasser hors des airs d'ici
avec le parfum incessant des fleurs ;
j'offre mon poème au printemps !

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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), "Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren", appears in Fiskerjenten
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 70