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by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)

Elsk
 (Sung text for setting by E. Grieg)
 See original
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk) 
Our translations:  CAT FRE GER
Den galne Guten min Hug hev daara;
eg fanga sìt som ein Fugl i Snòra;
den galne Guten, han gjeng so baus;
han veit at Fuglen vil aldri laus.

Aa gjev du batt meg med Bast og Bende;
aa gjev du batt meg so Bandi brende!
Aa gjev du drog meg so fast til deg,
at heile Verdi kom burt for meg!

Ja kund' eg trolla og kund' eg heksa,
eg vilde inn i den Guten vekse;
eg vilde vekse meg i deg inn,
og vera berre hos Guten min.

Aa du som bur meg i Hjarta inne,
du Magti fekk yver alt mitt Minne;
kvart vesle Hùgsvìv som framum dreg,
det berre kviskrar um deg, um deg.

Um Soli lyser paa Himlen blanke,
no ser ho deg, det er all min Tanke;
um Dagen dovnar og Skùming fell:
skal tru han tenkjer paa meg i Kveld?

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Elsk", op. 67 no. 5 (1895), published 1898, stanzas 1-5 [ voice and piano ], from Haugtussa, no. 5, Copenhagen

Text Authorship:

  • by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Elsk", appears in Haugtussa, in 9. Sumar i Fjelle, no. 9

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Amor", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Amour", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Liebe", 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: 29
Word count: 201

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