by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)
Man har et sagn ‑‑ et Eventyr
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Our translations: FRE
Man har et sagn -- et Eventyr: Hver Musling Dyr Der bygger i den dybe, salte Søe Naar det har skabt sin Perle maa det døe! [-- O]1 Kjærlighed, Du blev mit hjerte givet, [Og]2 Perlen koste vil sin Skabning Livet.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 in some editions, "Ja"
2 in some editions, "Men"
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), no title, appears in Phantasier og Skizzer, in Hjertets Melodier, no. 8 [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 Jesper Mark Pedersen (b. 1952), "Man har et Sagn - et Eventyr" [voice and piano] [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Nous avons une légende -- un conte", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Leif Møller
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-20
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Word count: 42