Painful day | She counts the days and hours until Sunday

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by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)

Translation © by Nigel Parker

Vond Dag

(Sung text for setting by E. Grieg)

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Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE GER

Ho reknar Dag og Stund og seine Kveld
til Sundag kjem; han hev so trufast lova,
at um det regnde Smaastein yver Fjell,
so skal dei finnast der i "Gjærtarstova".
Men Sundag kjem og gjeng med Regn og Rusk;
ho eismal sìt og græt attunder Busk.

 ... 

Som Fuglen, saarad under varme Veng
so Blode tippar lik den heite Taare,
ho dreg seg sjuk og skjelvande i Seng,
og vrid seg Natti lang i Graaten saare.
Det slit i Hjarta og det brenn paa Kinn.
No maa ho døy; ho miste Guten sin.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,7 of the original text.

Composition:

Edvard Grieg

Haugtussa

Text Authorship:

by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Vond Dag", appears in Haugtussa, in 9. Sumar i Fjelle, no. 13

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Manuel Capdevila i Font) , "Mal dia", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "Painful day", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Mauvaise journée", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Schlimmer Tag", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 42
Word count: 332

Painful day

(Sung text translation for setting by E. Grieg)

See original

Language: English after the Norwegian (Nynorsk)

She counts the days and hours until Sunday.
He has promised faithfully
that, though it should rain pebbles from heaven,
they will meet at the shepherd's hut.
But Sunday comes and goes with rain and blustery winds.
She sits alone, weeping in the bushes.

 ... 

As a bird bleeding from a broken wing,
tears fall like drops of blood.
She drags herself to bed, feverish and shaking.
Tossing and turning and weeping all night long.
Sick at heart, with flushed cheeks.
She has lost him, and only wants to die.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,7 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Norwegian (Nynorsk) to English copyright © 2023 by Nigel Parker, (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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Based on:

a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924), "Vond Dag", appears in Haugtussa, in 9. Sumar i Fjelle, no. 13
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This text was added to the website: 2023-10-17
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