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Texts by H. Laxness set in Art Songs and Choral Works

 § Author § 

Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902 - 1998)

Text Collections:

  • Sjömeistarasögu

Texts set in art song or choral works (not necessarily comprehensive):

Legend:
The symbol [x] indicates a placeholder for a text that is not yet in the database.
The symbol ⊗ indicates a translation that is missing an original text.

A * indicates that a text cannot (yet?) be displayed on this site because of its copyright status.
Special notes: All titles and first lines are included in this index, including those used by composers.
Titles used by the text author appear in boldface. First lines appear in italics.
A language code in a blue rectangle like ENG indicates that a translation to that language is available.
A grey rectangle like FRE indicates a particular translation (usually one set to music) exists but isn't yet available.

  • Barnagæla frá Nýa Íslandi () - Jón Ásgeirsson [x] *
  • Barnagæla úr Silfurtunglinu () - J. Nordal [x] *
  • Bráðum kemur betri tíð () - Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson [x] *
  • Dáið er alt án drauma (Komdu fram til kletta í kvöld er rökkva fer) - Jón Þórarinsson [x] *
  • Dans (Ríður, ríður, hofmann í rauðan skóg) - G. Sveinsson *
  • Ég skal vaka' og vera góð * - Jón Þórarinsson (Íslenskt vögguljóð á hörpu)
  • Glugginn (Sundið var mjög þraungt) (from Sjömeistarasögu) - J. Viðar ENG
  • Haldiðún Gróa hafi skó () - Jón Ásgeirsson [x] *
  • Heimsljós () SWE [x]
  • Himlens skönhet () - O. Freudenthal (Text: Anonymous after Halldór Kiljan Laxness) [x]
  • Hjá lygnri móðu í geislaglóð * - Jón Ásgeirsson (Hjá lygnri móðu)
  • Hjá lygnri móðu (Hjá lygnri móðu í geislaglóð) - Jón Ásgeirsson *
  • Íslenskt vögguljóð á Hörpu (Ég skal vaka' og vera góð) - Jón Þórarinsson *
  • Í þessu túni () - Leifur Þórarinsson [x] *
  • Komdu fram til kletta í kvöld er rökkva fer [x] * - Jón Þórarinsson
  • Maístjarnan () - Jón Ásgeirsson [x] *
  • Ríður, ríður, hofmann í rauðan skóg * - G. Sveinsson
  • Sigurður Breiðfjörð () - Jón Ásgeirsson [x] *
  • Sundið var mjög þraungt (from Sjömeistarasögu) ENG - J. Viðar
  • Þótt form þín hjúpi graflín () - Jón Ásgeirsson [x] *
  • Þú kystir mína hönd () - Jón Ásgeirsson [x] *
  • Únglíngurinn í skóginum () - J. Viðar [x] *
  • Vor hinsti dagur er hniginn (Vor hinsti dagur er hniginn) - Jón Ásgeirsson *
  • Vor hinsti dagur er hniginn * - Jón Ásgeirsson
  • Vorkvæði () - J. Leifs [x] *
  • Vorvísa () - Jón Ásgeirsson [x] *

Last update: 2023-05-10 20:49:44

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