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by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818 - 1870)

Jenta
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ver ikkje so modlaus, unge jenta,
og tak ikkje livet hardt,
du tarv ikkje længe på guten venta;
med eldande auga bjart,
kjem han vel til deg snart
femnande i ein fart.

Livet er rikt, i rosor det ringas,
du ser mot eit draumfullt land;
men hjarta må roleg i bringa tvingas
med heile sin ungdoms brand,
teiande om det fann
den som det varmest vann.

Livet og håpet kan aldrig ljuga,
når det er av rette gjerd;
om draumen med svevnen for sol må fljuga,
du tankar i dagen fær,
smilande då du ler,
hugsande draumen kjær.

Skulde du lysti og leiken tapa
med ungdomsblomen på kinn;
for verdi du kan deg ein himil skapa:
du meire og meire vinn,
berre deg sjølv du finn,
betre enn guten din.

Text Authorship:

  • by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818 - 1870), "Jenta" [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), "Jenta", EG 141 (1880) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Une fille", 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: 24
Word count: 130

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