by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Synnøves sang
 (Sung text for setting by H. Kjerulf)
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Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Our translations:  FRE
Nu tak for alt, ifra vi var små
og legte sammen i skog og lage'.
Jeg tænkte, legen den skulde gå
op i de grånende dage.

Jeg tænkte, legen den skulde gå
ud fra de løvede, lyse birke
did frem, hvor Solbakkehuse stå,
og til den rødmalte kirke.

Jeg sad og vented så mangen kvæld 
og så did bort under granehejen; 
men skygge gjorde det mørke fjæld, 
og du, du fant ikke vejen.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.

Confirmed with Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Digte og sange, Femte O P L A G, Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag, Kristiania og København, 1914.

Composition:

    Set to music by Halfdan Kjerulf (1815 - 1868), "Synnøves sang", op. 6 no. 3 (1843-59), published 1859, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch)
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Chanson de Synnove", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Language: French (Français)  after the Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Alors merci pour tout, depuis que nous étions petits
et que nous jouions ensemble dans les bois et les fêtes.
Je pensais que jouer pourrait durer
Jusqu'aux jours de la vieillesse.

Je pensais que jouer pourrait durer
depuis les clairs feuillages des bouleaux
là où s'élèvent les maisons de Solbakke,
Jusqu'à l'église peinte en rouge.

Le soir souvent je m'asseyais et attendais
et là regardais au-loin la lisière des sapins ;
mais la sombre montagne étendait son ombre,
et toi, tu ne trouvais pas le chemin.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 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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