by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906)

Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Our translations:  ENG ITA
Nu løftes Laft og Lofte
Til Stjernehvælven blaa,
Nu flyver lille Haakon
Med Drømmevinger paa.

Der er en Stige stillet
Fra Jord til Himmel op,
Nu stiger lille Haakon
Med Englene tiltop.

Guds Engle smaa, de vaager
For Vuggebarnets Fred,
Gud sign' Dig, lille Haakon,
Din Moder vaager med!

Composition:

    Set to music by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Margretes Vuggesang", op. 15 (Romanser) no. 1 (1864-1868), published 1868 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Frederick Corder) , "Margaret's Cradle Song"
  • ENG English [singable] (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Anna Maria Norberg-Schulz) , "La ninna-nanna di Margrete", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 49