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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)

Hvad ægter jeg mit ringe Liv
 (Sung text for setting by T. Aulin)
 See original
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Hvad agter jeg mit ringe Liv?
Den Kæde, som jeg, Led paa Led,
Har brydsomt knyttet sammen?
Jeg vinder Armen om Dit Liv,
Føl, hvor min Kind er feberhed,
Kom, lad os vandre sammen.

Det er vor allersidste Gang,
Og naar vi skilles, falder alt,
Hvad jeg har knyttet, sammen.
Vor Nat er kort, min Dag var lang,
Nu faar jeg Dag med Nat betalt; 
Kom, lad os van...

Note: modernized spelling would replace all occurrences of 'aa' with 'å'

Composition:

    Set to music by Tor Aulin (1866 - 1914), "Hvad ægter jeg mit ringe Liv" [ voice and piano ], from Trenne sånger, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), no title, appears in Tannhäuser, first published 1877

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