by Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)
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.
Composition:
- Set to music by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Vond Dag", op. 67 no. 7 (1895), published 1898, stanzas 1,7 [ voice and piano ], from Haugtussa, no. 7, Copenhagen
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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Word count: 332