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by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Holgers bortsendelse
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Kong Gøttrik sad ene paa Leire Borg,
Og mørk var Dankongens Sind.
Den Stund, jeg blev fød, jeg voldte ham Sorg:
Ret aldrig han klapped min Kind.
 
Ret aldrig han saae paa Sønnen med Lyst,
Der voldte sin Moders Død.
Hvergang han hørte min stærke Røst,
Han ønsked jeg ei var fød.
 
Dankongen gav mig i Stifmoders Magt;
Den Nød jeg døied dog kort:
Kong Gøttrik svoer med Keiseren Pagt;
Mig gav han til Gidsel bort.
 
Jeg voxte op i Keiserens Gaard,
Langt borte fra Danmarks Strand;
Men hvergang Svalen qviddred om Vaar,
Den sang om mit Fædreland.
 
Og hvergang Sommerens Lærke sang,
Og Svanen seiled i Sø,
Jeg tænkte paa Danmarks Sangfuglevang
Og Havet ved Bøgenes Ø.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862), "Holgers bortsendelse" [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 Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Holgers bortsendelse", 1863, from Holger Danskes Sange, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "L'expédition de Holger", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 118

L'expédition de Holger
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
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Le roi Gøttrik était assis, seul, au château de Lejre,
Et sombre était l'âme du roi des Danois.
À l'heure même où je vins au monde, je lui causai du chagrin ;
Jamais il ne caressa tendrement ma joue.

Jamais il ne regarda son fils avec joie,
Lui qui avait coûté la vie à sa mère.
Chaque fois qu'il entendait résonner ma voix vigoureuse,
Il souhaitait que je ne fusse jamais né.

Le roi des Danois me remit aux soins de ma belle-mère ;
Mais cette épreuve fut de courte durée :
Le roi Gøttrik conclut un pacte avec l'Empereur ;
Et il me livra comme otage.

Je grandis à la cour de l'Empereur,
Bien loin des rivages du Danemark.
Mais chaque fois que l'hirondelle gazouillait au printemps,
Son chant me parlait de ma patrie.

Et chaque fois que l'alouette chantait dans l'été,
Et que le cygne glissait sur les eaux,
Je songeais au Danemark où chantent les oiseaux,
Et à la mer qui borde l'île des hêtres.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Danish (Dansk) 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 Danish (Dansk) by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862), "Holgers bortsendelse"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-11
Line count: 20
Word count: 164

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