by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906)
Translation by Ludwig Passarge (1825 - 1912)

Nu løftes Laft og Lofte
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!

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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

Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Nun hebt sich Dach und Decke 
zum Sternenhimmel auf;
Nun schwebt der kleine Haakon 
auf Flügeln des Traums hinauf.

Es reichet eine Leiter 
bis in den Himmel hinein;
Die wandert der kleine Haakon 
mit den lieben Engelein.

Die Engelein behüten 
mein Kind die ganze Nacht;
Gott segne dich, klein Haakon, 
auch deine Mutter wacht.

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 57