Zusammensein | An einem Sonntag sitzt sie an des Hügels Hang, voll Sehnsucht

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by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Møte

(Sung text for setting by E. Grieg)

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Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE GER

Ho sìt ein Sundag lengtande i Li;
det strøymer paa med desse søte Tankar;
og Hjarta fullt og tungt i Barmen bankar,
og Draumen vaknar, bivrande og blid.
Daa gjeng det som ei Hildring yvi Nuten;
ho raudnar heit; -- der kjem den vene Guten.

Burt vil ho gøyme seg i Ørska braa,
men stoggar tryllt og Augo mot han vender;
dei tek einannan i dei varme Hender
og stend so der og veit seg inkje Raad.
Daa bryt ho ut i dette Undringsord:
«men snilde deg daa... at du er so stor!»

 ... 

Og som det lid ti svale Kveldings Stund,
alt meir og meir i Lengt dei saman søkjer;
og braadt um Hals den unge Arm seg krøkjer,
og øre skjelv dei saman Munn mot Munn.
Alt svimrar burt. Og der i Kvelden varm
i heite Sæle søv ho i hans Arm.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,11 of the original text.

Composition:

Edvard Grieg

Haugtussa

Text Authorship:

by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Møte", appears in Haugtussa, in 9. Sumar i Fjelle, no. 7, first published 1895

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Trobada", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "Tryst", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Rencontre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Zusammensein", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Stelldichein"

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Word count: 532

Zusammensein

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Grieg)

See original

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Norwegian (Nynorsk)

An einem Sonntag sitzt sie an des Hügels Hang, voll Sehnsucht;
liebliche Gefühle wallen in ihr auf
und laut und wild pocht ihr das Herze in der Brust,
in der ein Traum erwacht, bebend und süß.
Dann, wie eine Spiegelung über dem Hügel 
- dunkel errötet sie -  naht ihr schöner Freund.

In plötzlicher Verwirrung will sie sich verstecken,
doch wie verzaubert hält sie inne und hebt den Blick dann zu ihm auf;
sie fassen sich mit heißen Händen
und stehen wortlos da.
Da bricht es voll Erstaunen aus ihr heraus:
„Aber mein Lieber … dass du so groß bist!“

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,11 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Norwegian (Nynorsk) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Møte", appears in Haugtussa, in 9. Sumar i Fjelle, no. 7, first published 1895
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