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by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862)

Natten
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Jeg vil opsøge dig, du gamle Nat !
   Jeg vil mig hvile i din Mørkheds Hule.
Af Gang min Fod er træt ; min Sjæl er mat ; 
   Dybt i dit Skjød jeg vil mit Aasyn skjule.

For dig kun jeg oplade vil min Mund ;
   Til dig kun vil min Sjæl sin Røst udsende :
Siig, Nat ! siig, drømmer du om Morgenstund ? 
   Siig, drømmer du om Dage uden Ende.

Forkynd ⎯ hvis Lyd af Røst din Taushed brød ⎯
Bebud ⎯ hvis Stemmer i din Afgrund løde ⎯
Hvormange Dage slumre i dit Skjød ? 
   Hvormange Dages Nætter skal du føde ?

Svar ! venter end Aarhundreder paa Liv ? 
   Skal end Aartusinder af dem udvælde ?
⎯ Ak, først naar Herren trættes ved sit : 
Bliv ! Skal dette Hoved sig til Hvile helde.

Confirmed with Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Ahasverus, in: Samlede romanzer, sange og evetyrdigte, Volumes 5-6, C. A. Reitzel, 1845, p.29


Text Authorship:

  • by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862), "Natten", appears in Ahasverus, eller Blade af Jerusalems Skomagers Lommebog [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 Johanne Fenger , "Natten" [ voice and piano ], from Sex Sange til Texter af Ingemanns Ahasverus : Romancer og Sange, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-03-24
Line count: 16
Word count: 124

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