by Christian Winther (1796 - 1876)
O, lad ei svinde
Language: Danish (Dansk)
O, lad ei svinde Timen unyttet bort! Nornerne spinde, Tvundet af Rødt og Sort, Livstraaden alt for kort, - Lad den ei svinde! Elskede, Kjære! Kom til mit stille Bryst; Jeg vil jo bære Dig og din Sorg og Lyst, Hviil i min Arm saa tyst, - Elskede, Kjære! Smykker den blanke, Levende Ædelsteen, Taaren, min ranke, Duftende Rosengreen? Ak, hver din Taare reen Blier mig en Tanke. Yndigste Lilie! Fyldig og blid og øm! Er det din Villie, Seile vi Livets Strøm, Drømme den samme Drøm, Yndigste Lilie! Lad da ei svinde Timen uændset bort; Nornerne spinde, Tvundet af Rødt og Sort, Livstraaden alt for kort, - O, min Veninde!
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- by Christian Winther (1796 - 1876), "O, lad ei svinde" [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 Theodora Cormontan (1840 - 1922), "O, lad ei svinde", op. 1 (4 Sange for en Syngestemme med Piano ) no. 4, published c1880 [ voice and piano ], Componistens Forlag. Kjöbenhavn, Wilhelm Hansen ; Stockholm, S. Levy ; Christiania, C. Warmuth [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Sang", published 1855 [ voice and piano ], from Kærlighedssange = Liebeslieder, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Mark DeGarmeaux) , "O let it not fade away", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Heidrun Beer) , "Laß nicht verrinnen", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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