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by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Holder du af mig

(Sung text for setting by W. Peterson-Berger)

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Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)

Our translations: FRE

Holder du af mig,
holder jeg af dig
alle mine levedage;
sommeren var kort,
græsset blegner bort,
kommer med vor leg tilbage.

Hvad du sa' ifjor,
husker jeg i år
sidder som en fugl i karmen,
kakker på og slår,
synger lidt og spår
lykke under solevarmen.

 ... 

Nu godnat, godnat!
drømmen har mig fat,
den om dine milde øjne
og de tavse ord,
som af krogen fór,
o, de vare så forfløjne!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

Marits visor

Text Authorship:

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), "Holder du af mig", appears in En glad gut, first published 1860

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FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Si tu tiens à moi", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Si tu tiens à moi

(Sung text translation for setting by W. Peterson-Berger)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Bokmål)

Si tu tiens à moi,
Je tiendrai à toi
Pour tous les jours de ma vie.
L'été fut court,
L'herbe a jauni et disparu,
Elle reviendra avec nos jeux.

Ce que tu dis l'an passé
Je m'en souviens cette année,
C'est comme un oiseau au bord de la fenêtre
Qui frappe et pépie,
Chantonne et prédit
Le bonheur au chaud soleil.

 ... 

Ô bonne nuit, bonne nuit !
Un rêve m'a étreinte,
Celui de tes doux yeux
Et des paroles silencieuses
Qui s'en échappent,
Ô, c'était si irréfléchi !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5 of the original text.

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Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), "Holder du af mig", appears in En glad gut, first published 1860
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-02
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