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Ho er mager og myrk og mjaa
Med brune og reine Drag
Og Augo djupe og graa'
Og stilslegt, drøymande Lag.
Det er som det halvt um halvt
Laag ein Svevn yver heile ho;
I Rørsle, Tale og alt
Ho hev denne døyvde Ro.
Under Panna fager, men laag
Lyser Augo som bak ein Eim;
Det er som dei stirande saag
Langt inn i ein annan Heim.
...
Berre Barmen gjeng sprengd og tung,
Og det bivrar um Munnen bleik.
Ho er skjelvande sped og veik,
Midt i det ho er ven og ung.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2, 3 (lines 5-8) of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Veslemøy", op. 67 no. 2 (1895), published 1898, stanzas 1-2, 3 (lines 5-8) [ voice and piano ], from Haugtussa, no. 2, Copenhagen
Text Authorship:
- by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Veslemøy", appears in Haugtussa, in 2. Veslemøy synsk, no. 2
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "La petita donzella", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "Veslemøy", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Veslemøy", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Veslemøy", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 114
Elle est fine et sombre et svelte
avec des traits hâlés et purs
et de profonds yeux gris
et une humeur paisible, rêveuse.
C'est presque comme si doucement
le sommeil s'étendait sur elle ;
de ses mouvements, de ses paroles,
de tout en elle émane un calme apaisant.
Sous son petit front gracieux
brillent des yeux comme voilés de brume ;
c'est comme si, pensifs, ils contemplaient
le fin fond d'un autre monde.
...
Seul son cœur bat à tout rompre
et sa bouche pâle tressaille.
Elle est tremblante, fluette et fragile,
tout en étant charmante et fraîche.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2, 3 (lines 5-8) 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.
Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Veslemøy", appears in Haugtussa, in 2. Veslemøy synsk, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2012-03-31
Line count: 20
Word count: 124