by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927)
Lys Nat
Language: Danish (Dansk)
Our translations: FRE
Var det ej nylig, Solen sank Ned bag Skovene i det Fjerne, Nylig først, at den blege Stjerne Så sit Billed i Bølgen blank? Er det alt Dagens Guld, som gryr? Glider alt Solens Lavastrømme Over de bjergebølgede Skyr? Er det forbi med Nattens Drømme? Neppe kommen drager du bort! Lyse Nat, hvi er du så kort?
Text Authorship:
- by Otto Benzon (1856 - 1927), "Lys Nat", first published 1900 [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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Lys Nat", op. 70 (Fem Digte af Otto Benzon) no. 3 (1900), published 1900 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Nuit claire", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Lichte Nacht"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 57