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by Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835 - 1911)

En Bøn
 (Sung text for setting by A. Backer-Grøndahl)
 See original
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Jeg beder Dig ikke om Rosen paa Dit Bryst,
ej heller om en Lok af Dit Haar;
thi Rosen vil falme som Blomsterne i Høst,
og Lokkernes Glansspil forgaar.

Jeg ønsker ei heller den perletunge Snor,
der snor sig som en Snog om Din Haand;
thi vilde Du mig fængsle, Du kjendte vel de Ord,
som bandt mig med stærkere Baand.

Nei, skænk mig en Tanke, naar Dagen bryder frem,
et stille Suk i Skumringens Fred,
en taareblank Perle, ifald jeg skifter Hjem
Og sænkes under Havbølgen ned.

Thi Tanker og Taarer er Evighedens Guld,
en Sjælerigdom, Herren os gav;
og aldrig kan de falme og lægges under Muld,
men spire som Blomster fra vor Grav.

Composition:

    Set to music by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "En Bøn", op. 1 (Tre Sange) no. 1, published 1872 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Vilhelm Bergsøe (1835 - 1911), no title, appears in Fra Piazza del Popolo, Part 2, Chapter 7, first published 1866

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Researcher for this page: Leif Møller

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 116

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