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by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Man har et sagn ‑‑ et Eventyr
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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 Kjærlighed, Du blev mit hjerte givet, 
Og Perlen koste vil sin Skabning Livet.

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  • 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]

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