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by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Efter afskeden
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ti stille, I Fugle og lad mig i Fred,
og lad mig i Fred.
Jeg tuller og luller og graater
og pröver at nynne det hen.
Hun reiste i dag, hun er borte
og kommer vel aldrig igjen.

Ti stille, I Fugle og lad mig i Fred!
Og kommer vel aldrig igjen.
Just her under Lövet her gikk hun saa tidt,
her gikk hun så tidt.
Hun nynned og plukket sig Blomster
og sprang som et Barn og lo.
Jeg staar her og mindes det hele
og finder slet ingen Ro.
Just her under Lövet,
her gikk hun saa tidt.
Og finder slet ingen Ro.

Jeg tør ikke söge min Stue igjen, ei söge igjen.
Der satte hun Blomster og Buske,
der löd vore muntre Ord.
Vi havde vor Glæde sammen,
og nu er hun gaaet om bord.
Jeg tör ikke söke min Stue igjen.
Og nu er hun gaaet om bord. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), written 1905 [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 Johannes Haarklou (1847 - 1925), "Efter afskeden", op. 23a (Fire Sange til Tekster af Knut Hamsun) no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 152

Après les adieux
Language: French (Français)  after the Norwegian (Bokmål) 
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Tendez le silence, ô oiseaux, et laissez-moi en paix,
et laissez-moi en paix.
Je plaisante, je me berce et je pleure,
et j’essaie de chanter pour oublier.
Elle est partie aujourd’hui, elle est partie
et ne reviendra sans doute jamais.

Tendez l’oreille, ô oiseaux, et laissez-moi en paix !
Et ne reviendra sans doute jamais.
C’est ici, sous ces feuillages, qu’elle passait si souvent,
c’est ici qu’elle passait si souvent.
Elle fredonnait et cueillait des fleurs
et sautait comme une enfant en riant.
Je me tiens ici et je me souviens de tout cela
et je ne trouve aucune paix.
C’est ici, sous ces feuillages,
c’est ici qu’elle passait si souvent.
Et je ne trouve aucune paix.

Je n’ose pas retourner dans ma chambre, je n’ose pas y retourner.
Là, elle plantait des fleurs et des arbustes,
là résonnaient nos paroles joyeuses.
Nous partagions notre joie ensemble,
et maintenant, elle est montée à bord.
Je n’ose pas retourner dans ma chambre.
Et maintenant, elle est montée à bord.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) to French (Français) copyright © 2026 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.


Based on:

  • a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), written 1905
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This text was added to the website: 2026-11-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 167

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