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by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Det syng

(Sung text for setting by E. Grieg)

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Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE GER

Aa veit du den Draum, og veit du den Song,
so vil du Tonane gøyme;
og gilja det for deg so mang ein Gong,
rett aldri so kann du det gløyme.
    Aa hildrande du!
    Med meg skal du bu;
i Blaahaugen skal du din Sylvrokk snu.

 ... 

Du skal ikkje fæle den mjuke Nott,
daa Draumen slær ut sine Vengir
i linnare Ljos enn Dagen hev aatt
og Tonar fraa stillare Strengir.
    Det voggar um Li,
    det svævest av Strid,
og Dagen ei kjenner den Sæle-Tid.

 ... 

Du skal ikkje ræddast den Elskhug vill,
som syndar og græt og gløymer;
hans Famn er heit og hans Hug er mild,
og Bjørnen arge han tøymer.
    Aa hildrande du!
    Med meg skal du bu;
i Blaahaugen skal du din Sylvrokk snu.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,5 of the original text.

Composition:

Edvard Grieg

Haugtussa

Text Authorship:

by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), no title, appears in Haugtussa, in 1. Heime, in 5. Det syng, no. 2, first published 1895

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Nigel Parker) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La chanson", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Es singt", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 207

La chanson

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Grieg)

See original

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

Si tu connais le rêve et si tu connais la chanson,
alors tu conserveras ses notes en mémoire ;
et même si elles t'égarent maintes fois,
tu ne pourras jamais les oublier.
Ô enchanteresse ! 
Tu habiteras avec moi,
dans les montagnes bleues tu feras tourner ton rouet d'argent.

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Tu ne seras pas effrayée des désirs de l'amour,
de ses péchés, de ses pleurs et de ses oublis ;
Son étreinte est brûlante, son cœur est doux
et il peut apprivoiser l'ours en furie.
Ô enchanteresse ! 
Tu habiteras avec moi,
dans les montagnes bleues tu feras tourner ton rouet d'argent.

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Norwegian (Nynorsk) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 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 (Nynorsk) by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), no title, appears in Haugtussa, in 1. Heime, in 5. Det syng, no. 2, first published 1895
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