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by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862)
Translation Singable translation by Richard Otto (1872 - 1952)

Karl den femtes Sang i Liigkisten
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Ding, dang, Klokkeklang,
för mig til de Döde.

Lad mig under Bön og Sang
sove Sövnen dyb og lang
paa de Bolstre blöde.

Kling, klang, Klokkeklang
för mig til de Döde!

Jeg en Konning var en Gang
Riger mig ad löde;
mig en Verden var for trang,
nu er Kisten mig for lang.

Ding, dang, Klokkeklang,
för mig til de Döde!

Tys, tys, sagtelig!
Styr ei mine Drömme.

Lad mig sove södelig.
Lad mig glemme Jorderig
og mit Kongedömme.

Tys, tys, sagtelig
Styr ei mine Drömme!

Ingen mere nævne mig
ingen mig berømme!
Seer I ei jeg ligger Liig,
er dog ei i Himmelrig!

Tys, tys, sagtelig
Styr ei mine Drömme!

Text Authorship:

  • by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862) [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 Richard Andersson (1851 - 1918), "Karl den femtes Sang i Liigkisten", op. 6 (1876) [ voice and piano ], from Sånger vid piano, no. 5, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Richard Otto (1872 - 1952) ; composed by Richard Andersson.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-07-08
Line count: 26
Word count: 111

Karl des Fünften Gesang im Sarge
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Ding, dang, Glokkenklang,
trägt mich zu den Todten,

laβt mich unter Psalm und Sang
ruhig schlafen tief und lang,
auf dem Pfül, dem roten.

Ding, dang, Glokkenklang
trägt mich zu den Todten!

Reich, ein Herrscher, lebt' ich lang'
Macht war mir geboten,
eng die Welt dem Ruhmesdrang,
jetzt der Sarg zu breit und lang.

Ding, dang, Glokkenklang
trägt mich zu den Todten!

Still, still, still und sacht,
stört nicht meine Träume!

Laβt mich in der Todesnacht
ruhen von der Erdenpracht
und dem falschen Scheine.

Still, still, still und sacht,
stört nicht meine Träume!

Niemand habe meiner Acht,
niemand mich berühme!
Seht, hier liege ich als Leich',
bin doch nicht in Himmelreich!

Still, still, still und sacht,
stört nicht meine Träume!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Richard Otto (1872 - 1952) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Richard Andersson (1851 - 1918), "Karl des Fünften Gesang im Sarge", op. 6 (1876) [ voice and piano ], from Sånger vid piano, no. 5, also set in Danish (Dansk) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-07-08
Line count: 26
Word count: 120

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