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by Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760 - 1830)

O Ven! du venter mig forgjæves;
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
[O]1 Ven! du venter mig forgjæves; 
At see dig var mit sidste Håb; 
At see dig, før jeg fra dig reves; 
[Ak!  Himlen hører ej-vort]2 Råb. 

[For dig din Elsktes Taare flyder, 
Ak din sig blander ej med den: 
En grusom Hindring mig forbyder, 
Skjøndt ham så nær, at see min Ven.]3   

Dog Elskovs Stemme Vej skal finde
Til dig, trods alle Hindringer; 
Hør sidste Gang din Elskerinde, 
Hør sidste Gang, du er mig [skjær]4.   

Lev vel!  Lev vel!  jeg skal bortgræde  
Qvalfulde Dage langt fra dig;  
Ak, undtes mig endda min Glæde, 
At [du, min Ven!]5 blev lykkelig.  

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. Kunzen 

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Confirmed with Knud Lyne Rahbek, Poetiske Forsøg, første Deel, anden Udgave, Kjøbenhavn: Joh. Fr. Schultz, 1803, pages 167 - 168. Appears in Lyriske Digte.

1 Kunzen: "Min"
2 Kunzen: "Men Himlen agter ej mit"
3 Kunzen:
Din Piges Gråd, som for dig flyder, 
Dig lærer ej, hvor kjær du er. 
En Muur mit våde Blik forbyder, 
At see sin Ven, skjøndt ham så nær.
4 Kunzen: "kjær"
5 Kunzen: "håbe, du"

Text Authorship:

  • by Knud Lyne Rahbek (1760 - 1830), "Afskeedssang til Pyramus", appears in Lyriske Digte [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 Friedrich Ludwig Æmelius Kunzen (1761 - 1817), "Thisbes Afskedssang", published [1786] [ voice and piano or harpsichord ], from Viser og lyriske Sange, satte i musik af Federik Ludevig Æmilius Kunzen, no. 42, Kjøbenhavn: August Friderich Stein [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Christian Levin Friedrich Sander (1756 - 1819) ; composed by Friedrich Ludwig Æmelius Kunzen.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-04-07
Line count: 16
Word count: 105

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