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VALDEMAR Herre, véd du, hvad du gjorde. Da du Tove fra mig tog? Véd du, at det var mit sidste Fristed, hvorfra du mig jog? Herre, rødmer du ej af Skam, Det var den Fattiges eneste Lam ! Herre, jeg er ogsaa Hersker, Jeg har lært paa Kongestol, Man fra sine Undersaatter Ta'r ej sidste Glimt af Sol. Herre, du er paa vilse Vej, Saadan vel knuser, men hersker man ej ! Herre, dine Englehære Fylde Øret dig med Lov, Ingen Ven du har, der dadler, Naar du Dadel har Behov. Ak, og ingen er altid klar, Herre, lad mig derfor være din Nar!
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Confirmed with J. P. Jacobsen Udvalgte Digte, Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Vorlag, Kjøbenhavn og Kristiana, 1919
Text Authorship:
- by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 7 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Robert Franz Arnold (originally Levisohn) (1872 - 1938) ; composed by Arnold Franz Walter Schoenberg.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-08-14
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Word count: 102
VALDEMAR Seigneur, savais-tu ce que tu faisais en me prenant Tove ? Savais-tu que c'était mon dernier Refuge d'où tu m'as chassé ? Seigneur, tu devrais rougir de honte, C'était l'unique agneau du pauvre ! Seigneur Dieu, je suis aussi un souverain, J'ai appris sur le trône que l'on ne doit pas ravir à ses sujets le moindre rayon de soleil. Tu es sur la mauvais voie, Celle d'un tyran, pas d'un souverain ! Seigneur, la cohorte de tes anges Emplit ton oreille de louanges, Tu n'as pas d'ami pour te blâmer Quand tu mérites des réprimandes. Et, hélas, personne n'est toujours parfait. Alors, Seigneur, laisse-moi être ton bouffon !
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Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), no title, appears in Gurresange, no. 7
This text was added to the website: 2013-08-14
Line count: 19
Word count: 105