Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  ENG
Lykken mellem to Mennesker
  er hverken Hu! eller Hej!
  snarest er den et ensomt Græs,
  der grønnes paa stenet Vej.
 
Lykken mellem to Mennesker
  er hverken Kys eller Klap,
  snarest er den et Skumringssus,
  der aander, hvor Solen slap.
 
Lykken mellem to Mennesker
  er som den dunkle Nat,
  stille, men med de tusinde,
  tavse Stjerner besat.

Composition:

    Set to music by Edvin Kallstenius (1881 - 1967), "Lykken mellem to Mennesker...", op. 3 no. 1 (<<1907), published c1907 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen: Nordisk Musikforlag, n.d. (ca. 1907?). Plate N. M.-F. 4430.
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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

  • ENG English (unknown or anonymous translator) , "Happiness between two human beings"
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Edvin Kallstenius) , written c1907, Copenhagen: Nordisk Musikforlag, n.d. (ca. 1907?). Plate N. M.-F. 4430, first published c1907


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