by
Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927)
Lys Nat
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Available translation(s): FRE
Var det ej nylig, Solen sank
Ned bag Skovene i det Fjerne,
Nylig først, at den blege Stjerne
Så sit Billed i Bølgen blank?
Er det alt Dagens Guld, som gryr?
Glider alt Solens Lavastrømme
Over de bjergebølgede Skyr?
Er det forbi med Nattens Drømme?
Neppe kommen drager du bort!
Lyse Nat, hvi er du så kort?
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit claire", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Lichte Nacht"
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Line count: 10
Word count: 57
Nuit claire
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk)
Est-ce récemment que le soleil s'est couché
Derrière les forêts lointaines,
Que la pâle étoile tout à l'heure
vit son image dans la vague brillante ?
Est-ce tout l'or du jour qui pointe ?
Tout le flot de laves du soleil qui glisse
Sur les montagnes de vagues des nuages ?
Les rêves de la nuit sont-ils passés ?
À peine arrivée, tu t'en es allée !
Claire nuit, pourquoi es-tu si courte ?
Authorship:
- Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (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 Danish (Dansk) by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Lys Nat", first published 1900
This text was added to the website: 2014-01-24
Line count: 10
Word count: 74