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by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Min majdags brud

Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)

Our translations: FRE

Min majdags brud,
min majdags brud!
nu springer ranunkelens blomster ud,
de nejer for solen i gyldenskrud,
mens majgræsset svinger sin landse.
Og blomsterblus tændes i tusental
og lyser i jorderigs dansesal,
hvor snart også du skal danse.

Min majdags brud,
min majdags brud !
jeg selv er ranunklen, som nu springer ud,
nu eier jeg lidelsens adelsskrud
på vei gjennem livets lande.
Af alle de sorgens tårer, som randt,
sprang sangenes blomster, jeg knælende bandt
omkring din velsignede pande.

Text Authorship:

by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Min majdags brud", appears in Digte, first published 1891 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Sigurd Lie (1871 - 1904), "Min majdags brud" [ voice and piano ], from Fire Sange med Piano accompagnement , no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Ma fiancée de mai", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-06-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 79

Ma fiancée de mai

Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Bokmål)

Ma fiancée de mai,
ma fiancée de mai !
Voici que les fleurs des renoncules s'épanouissent,
elles font la révérence au soleil dans leur parure dorée,
tandis que l'herbe de mai agite sa lance.
Et des feux de fleurs s'allument par milliers
et illuminent la salle de bal de la terre,
où bientôt toi aussi tu danseras.

Ma fiancée de mai,
ma fiancée de mai !
Moi-même, je suis la renoncule qui maintenant s'épanouit,
maintenant je porte la noble parure de la souffrance
sur mon chemin à travers les terres de la vie.
De toutes les larmes de douleur qui ont coulé
ont jailli les fleurs des chants, et agenouillé,
je les ai nouées autour de ton front béni.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Min majdags brud", appears in Digte, first published 1891
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 117