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by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)

Kjærlighed
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Se, Solen blusser saa elskovsrød!
Den lægger sit Hoved i Bølgens Skjød.
Dog, hvem kan skildre det red med Ord!
Tilbedende tier den hele Jord,
Kun Blomsterne nikke i Vinden,
De kysse hinanden paa Kinden.

I Bugten hist, hvor Sivene gro,
Der gynge i Baaden de Elskende to;
I Havet, i Øjet og højt i det Blaa,
Alle tre Steder jo Himle staa,
Men allerherligst blandt disse
Er Øjets Himmel tilvisse.

Den Himmel ejer det reneste Blaa,
Og Tankerne der som Stjerner staa;
Der skuer man klart i Aandernes Land,
Man føler sig Barn, og dog en Mand,
hver Tanke mod Himlen sig taber,
Og Hjertet tror paa sin Skaber.

Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Kjærlighed", written 1831, appears in Phantasier og Skizzer [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), "Kjærlighed", op. 15 (Romanser) no. 2 (1864-1868), published 1868 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Geoffrey Cooper) , "Love", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Amour", copyright © 2012, (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: 18
Word count: 110

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