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by Christian Richardt (1831 - 1892)

Lær mig, nattens stjerne
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Lær mig, nattens stjerne,
at lyde fast og gerne!
ej at vige fra den vej,
himlens Gud tilmålte mig!
Lær mig, nattens stjerne!

Lær mig, markens blommer,
at bie på min sommer,
midt i verdens dybe ve
at spire under vintersne.
Lær mig, markens blommer!

Lær mig, golde hede,
du brune lærkerede,
nøjet med en fattig høst,
at huse sangen ved mit bryst!
Lær mig, golde hede! 

Havets bølgehære,
lær mig mit åg at bære,
og som I, når sol går ned, 
at spejle lidt af himmlens fred!
Læer mig, havets bølge!

Læer mig, grønne lunde,
at skygge, om jeg kune,
hver som kommer mig forbi,
ven og fjende, på min sti!
Læer mig, grønne lunde!

Sol i aftensvale,
lær mig den kunst at dale!
Kun mod nattens dyb at gå,
for nyfødt atter at opstå!
Lær mig, sol, at dale!

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Richardt (1831 - 1892) [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 Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (1805 - 1900), "Lær mig, nattens stjerne", 1866. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]
  • by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Lær mig Nattens Stjerne", FS. 101 no. 1 (1922) [voice and piano], from Fire Folkelige Melodier for Sang og Klaver, no. 1. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 30
Word count: 141

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