Je m'agenouille et tends les mains vers toi

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by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Jeg knæler og rækker Hænderne frem

Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)

Our translations: FRE

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Jeg knæler og rækker Hænderne frem
endskjønt jeg hører dit Nej.
Tag disse Blomster med Tak for dem
du pyntet med paa min Vej.
Jeg ser dig blusse som Roserne nu
og slaa dine Øjne ned;
kanhænde kommer du mangt ihu
af Sorg og af Kjærlighed.

Din Graad har dugget mit Sind som Regn,
dit Smil var min Sol igen,
du skabte af Verden en vakker Egn,
min Sjæl blev en Have i den.
Det blomstrer - det blomstrer i Haven nu
og dufter fra alle Bed.
O kom [ikke]¹ mere din Sorg ihu,
men bare min Kærlighed!

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• J. Haarklou

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¹ Haarklou: "ei"

Text Authorship:

by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Med røde roser", written 1905 [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 Magne Amdahl (b. 1942), "Med røde roser", 1994 [ bass-baritone, narrator, violoncello, and piano ], from En Hamsun konsert, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
by Johannes Haarklou (1847 - 1925), "Med røde roser", op. 23a (Fire Sange til Tekster af Knut Hamsun) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by David Monrad Johansen (1888 - 1974), "Med rose roser", op. 2 (Tre sange) no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-26
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Word count: 98

Je m'agenouille et tends les mains vers...

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

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Je m'agenouille et tends les mains vers toi,
bien que j'entende ton refus.
Reçois ces fleurs, en remerciement de celles
dont tu as embelli mon chemin.
Je te vois maintenant rougir comme les roses
et baisser les yeux ;
peut-être te revient-il à l'esprit maintes choses,
tant de chagrins et d'amour.

Tes larmes ont couvert mon âme de rosée, comme une pluie,
ton sourire fut à nouveau mon soleil,
tu as fait du monde un beau pays,
et mon âme en est devenue un jardin.
Il fleurit — il fleurit maintenant dans le jardin,
et de tous les parterres monte son parfum.
Oh, ne te souviens plus de ton chagrin,
mais seulement de mon amour !

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Translations of titles:
"Med rose roser" = "Avec des roses rouges"
"Med røde roser" = "Avec des roses rouges"

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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Med røde roser", written 1905
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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-20
Line count: 16
Word count: 114