by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)
Der gives Stjerner, fjærnet fra vor Jord
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Der gives Stjerner, fjærnet fra vor Jord saa langt, at deres Straaler Aar behøver forinden Lyset Jordens Dunstkreds kløver og fryder os, vi som paa [Kloden]1 bor. Gik da en saadan Stjærne hen og døde, saa vilde aarevis dens Blik os fryde, skøndt slukket længst i Himmelrummets Øde. Og Du!... det Billed er ej svært at tyde: Du er den Stjerne -- jeg den Jordbebor -- Et cetera... hvortil de mange Ord?
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Text Authorship:
- by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), no title, appears in Musa, no. 4 [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Der gives Stjerner", op. 13 (Digte af Sangenes Bog af Holger Drachmann) no. 10, published 1891 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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