Liden Kirsten | Liden Kirsten hun sad så silde

by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933)

Liden Kirsten

Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)

Our translations: FIN FRE

Liden Kirsten hun sad så silde, 
mens gjøgen gol udi grønne skov. 
Liden Kirsten nynned en vise, 
imens hun sit brudelin vov. 

Liden Kirsten hun sad ved sit vindve 
og så på sin ring af guld, 
skotted nedad sit sorte skjørt
og smilte så tankefuld. 

Liden Kirsten lagde sit hoved tilro 
på armens snehvide lin. 
Og hæggen dufted, 
mens Kirsten drømte om kjæresten sin. 

Liden Kirsten løste sit gule haar 
og gik til ro i sin kove. 
Liden Kristen folded de hænder små, 
mens gjøgen gol udi skove.

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• C. Sinding

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Text Authorship:

by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Liden Kirsten", appears in Digte, in Sommersange, no. 4, first published 1894 [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 Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Liden Kirsten", op. 29 (Ti sange) no. 2, published 1892 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Liden Kirsten", op. 60 (Digte af Vilhelm Krag) no. 1 (1893-1894), published 1894 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
by Alf Hurum (1882 - 1972), "Liden Kirsten", op. 12 (Sanger) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Liden Kirsten", op. 18 ((Seks) Sange = (Sechs) Lieder) no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Margarethlein"

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 89