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by (Palmo) Carl Ploug (1813 - 1894)

Liden Karen
 (Sung text for setting by P. Heise)
 See original
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  ENG
Husker du i høst, da vi hjemad fra marken gik,
vendte du imod mig et spørgende blik. 
Da faldt det mig på sind,
at jeg var hidtil blind. 
Sig mig lille Karen, hvad mente du da? 
Sig mig lille Karen, hvad mente du da? 

Husker du i vinter, vi sad omkring arnens ild,
jeg fortalte eventyr, du hørte til. 
Tit op på mig du så,
så jeg gik rent i stå. 
Sig mig lille Karen, hvad mente du da? 
Sig mig lille Karen, hvad mente du da? 

Husker du i julen, ved gigers og fløjters klang,
mens vi over gulvet os lystelig svang,
så jeg på dig så vist,
at du blev rød til sidst. 
Sig mig lille Karen, hvad mente du da? 
Sig mig lille Karen, hvad mente du da? 

Se, nu er det forår, og spirerne foldes ud,
fuglen bygger rede, og skoven står brud. 
Alt, hvad af liv der ved,
drømmer om kærlighed. 
Sig mig, lille Karen, hvad mener du nu? 
Sig mig, lille Karen, hvad mener du nu?

Composition:

    Set to music by Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Liden Karen", published 1854 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

  • by (Palmo) Carl Ploug (1813 - 1894), "Lille Karen", first published 1853

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

  • ENG English (Poul Einer Hansen) , "Do you remember during the harvest?", copyright © 2009, (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: 20
Word count: 147

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