by John Olaf Paulsen (1851 - 1924)
Den Ærgjerige
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
I Haven her du hvisked engang, jeg var dig kjær. Nu ser du bort og tier: Du elsker mig ej mer. Du fulgte Ærens Stjerne og glemte Dalens Fred. Du steg i gyldne Sale men jeg var ikke med! Kan Æren vel opveje et Hjertes ømme Tro! Alt har du nu, min Elskte, kun ikke Hjertets Ro! Jeg skal ej for dig skygge din Stjernehimmels Hvælv. Vel tabte jeg min Lykke; men du har tabt dig selv!
Text Authorship:
- by John Olaf Paulsen (1851 - 1924), "Den Ærgjerige", written 1876, appears in Mol og Dur [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Den Ærgjerige", op. 26 (Fem digt) no. 3 (1876), published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "The ambitious one", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "À l'ambitieux", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (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.
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