by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Thor Næve Lange (1851 - 1915)
Svalen
Language: Danish (Dansk) after the Czech (Čeština)
»Gaa Du kun i Krig,
Du hjertenskjære!
Jeg vil komme selv
Og hos Dig være.«
»»— Hvad vil Du da gjøre,
Min Veninde!
At Du midt i Krigen
Maa mig finde? —««
»Jeg vil blive strax
En Svale liden,
Flyve foran Hesten
Hele Tiden!
Jeg vil blive strax
En liden Svale,
Sidde paa din Haand
Og med Dig tale.«
Confirmed with Thor Lange, Nogle Folkeviser, Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Kbh., 1878, pp. 64–65.
Text Authorship:
- by Thor Næve Lange (1851 - 1915), "Svalen", appears in Nogle Folkeviser [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Czech (Čeština) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Per Jonas Fredrik) Vilhelm Svedbom (1843 - 1904), "Svalen", 1880 [ voice and piano ], from 9 [Nio] danska sånger till texter ur Thor Langes "Folkeviser", no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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Line count: 16
Word count: 59