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by John Olaf Paulsen (1851 - 1924)

Vandrer jeg i Graneskogens Stille
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Vandrer jeg i Graneskogens Stille,
hører Løvets Sus, det tungsindsmilde,
Bjældeklangen som en Vemodstrille
lyde dæmpet over Tjernets Vand,
-- da et Suk i Stilheden jeg fanger:
Skogen sørger for sin tabte Sanger,
Norges Skytsaand, Henrik Vergeland!

Gaar jeg ind i Bondens Bjælke-Stue,
hører ham ved Hjemmets varme Grue
tale sagaklogt, mens Hjertets Lue
flammer høit hos Kvinde som hos Mand,
-- da jeg finder igjen din gyldne Grøde,
Sædemand, med Folkets Sjæl i Møde,
Norges Skytsaand, Henrik Vergeland!

Lyder Thingets Ord med Kraft i Salen,
er der Ild og ægte Malm i Talen,
lyner Tanken som et Sværd paa Valen,
varm af Elsk til Hjemmets Sagastrand,
-- da din Aand henover Thinget svæver,
da din Eidsvolds Tanke i det lever,
Norges Skytsaand, Henrik Vergeland!

Al vor Ungdom Fylking om dig danner.
Den har svoret til dit høie Banner.
"Frihed, Norskhed!" Løsnet er, som stander
paa den lyse Dug i blodrød Brand.
Norges Ungmø, bleg i Taareglandsen,
dig vemodig rækker Mindekrandsen,
Norges Skytsaand, Henrik Vergeland!

Tør hun sukke, at for kort du leved?
Strengen springer dog, naar høist den bæved,
Frugten falder, er den moden blevet.
Du var færdig!  Dag sken over Land.
Stjernen blegner jo, naar Dag er oppe.
Du har Bauner tændt paa alle Toppe,
Norges Skytsaand, Henrik Vergeland!

Stolte Billed paa vort Vaarlivs Sage,
Bolde Kjæmper i de onde Dage,
du, hvis stærke Skuldre uden Klage
tog vor Byrde og til Død holdt Stand!
Skjønne Morgengry, du signet være!
Hjertet svulmer ved dit Livsdigts Ære,
Norges Skytsaand, Henrik Vergeland!

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Grieg 

E. Grieg sets stanzas 1, 6

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Text Authorship:

  • by John Olaf Paulsen (1851 - 1924), "Henrik Vergeland", appears in Mol og Dur, first published 1876 [author's text checked 1 time 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), "Henrik Wergeland", op. 58 (Norge - Fem Digte af John Paulsen) no. 3 (1893-1894), published 1894, stanzas 1,6 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Henrik Wergeland", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 42
Word count: 249

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