by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875)
Kjærlighed
Language: Danish (Dansk)
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.
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
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 110