Norwegian (Bokmål) translations of 2 Songs, opus 4

by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926)

1. Sea Dirge
 (Sung text)
by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Sea Dirge", op. 4 (2 Songs) no. 2
Language: English 
Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, - ding-dong bell.

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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
1. På fem favner
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
 På fem favner ligger din far.
 Fra hans knokler vokser korall,
 der er perler som var hans øyne.
 Han svinner ikke hen,
 men havet gjør ham om
 til noe rikt og underlig:
 Havnymfer lar dødsklokken ringe for ham
 Ding, dong
 Nå hører jeg dem, ding, dong.

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