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by Christian Winther (1796 - 1876)
Translation by Edmund Lobedanz (1820 - 1882)

Længsel
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Jeg kunde slet ikke sove
For Nattergalens Røst, 
Som fra de dunkle 
Skove Sig trængte til mit Bryst. 
Jeg aabnede Vinduet stille 
Og stirred i Mulmet hen, 
Og lod hver Elskovstrille 
Mig synge om Dig igjen.

Et Posthorn i det Fjerne, 
Et Suk af Nattens Vind, 
Et Glimt af en eensom Stjerne 
Vakte mit stille Sind; 
Dit Billed sagte hensvæved 
Paa Nattens Baggrund huldt; 
Mit Hjerte zittred og bæved 
Længsel- og smertefuldt.   

Min Tanke jeg Dig sendte, 
Jeg sendte Dig mit Blik; 
Ak, hvor mit Hjerte brændte, 
At intet Svar jeg fik; 
Kun Pust af Nattevinden, 
Fra Grenen hist et Vink, 
Den kolde Dug fra Linden, 
Og Stjernens kolde Blink.

Du tænker vel, jeg har glemt Dig? 
Men troe mig, om Du kan, 
Jeg har i Hjertet gjemt Dig, 
Og skal over Gravens Rand, 
Trods Dødens bittre Kulde, 
Hiinsides Livets Kyst 
Bære dit Navn, det hulde, 
Prentet dybt i mit Bryst.

Confirmed with Sang og sagn: digte af Christian Winter, Kjøbenhavn: P. G. Philipsen, 1840, pages 14 - 15.


Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Winther (1796 - 1876), "Længsel" [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 Halfdan Kjerulf (1815 - 1868), "Længsel", op. 1 (Seks sange) no. 4, HK. 16 (1840?), published 1841 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Halfdan Kjerulf (1815 - 1868), "Længsel", op. 3 (6 Sange) no. 2 (1852-1855), published 1856 [ voice and piano ], Stockholm: Abraham Hirsch [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Edmund Lobedanz (1820 - 1882) ; composed by Charles Edward Ives.
      • Go to the text.
  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Katharina Kasch (1839 - 1901) , "Sehnsucht" ; composed by Albert Fuchs.
      • Go to the text.

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Langueur", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 32
Word count: 151

Sehnsucht
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Ich konnte heute nicht schlafen
Mich weckt die Nachtigall!
Mein Ohr ihre Töne trafen
Vom Wald mit hellem Schall.
Mein Fenster, das öffnet' ich leise
Und starrt' in das Nachtrevier
Und ließ die süße Weise
Singen, singen von dir.










Dein denk' ich mit Herz und Munde
Und sende dir meinen Blick,
Du schlugest mir die tiefste Wunde,
Nicht Antwort gibst du zurück,
Nur Seufzer im nächtlichen Winde,
Vom Zweige ein Wink so fern,
Nur kühler, kühler Tau der Linde,
Kalt vom hohen Stern.

Glaub' nicht ich konnte dich vergessen,
Vertrau' der Liebe, der Liebe Macht,
Will tief in das Herz dich pressen,
Und tragen durch Grabesnacht
Zu leuchtendem Sternengefunkel,
Wo Liebe vergehet nicht,
Trotz Tod, Tod und schaurigem Dunkel,
Dich zum Himmelslicht.

Text Authorship:

  • by Edmund Lobedanz (1820 - 1882) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Christian Winther (1796 - 1876), "Længsel"
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Sehnsucht", c1902-03. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 24
Word count: 122

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