by
Arne Garborg (1851 - 1924)
Aa stakkars vesle Hare
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Aa stakkars vesle Hare
so fin og silkeklædd,
Gud veit, kvar du hev fare,
med di du er so rædd?
Du spretter og du skvetter
so hovdelaus i Kring;
kva er du renner etter
og snøgg i Hol deg sting,
arme Ting!
Her er so god ein Sumar
med Hus i kvar ein Busk
og Lauv og friske Kumar
aat slik ein liten Trusk.
No skal me vera kvate
I slik ein Solskinsstund,
No skal me vera late
og taka oss i Lund
lette Blund.
Du er so brun og lekker
i Sumarkjolen din;
d'er berre du for klekk er
te vera Guten min.
Men vil du glad meg gjera,
so hoppa her i Li,
og Vener skal me vera
og Vener skal me bli
all vaar Tid.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Catharinus Elling (1858 - 1942), "Haren", op. 52 no. 2, published 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Sex Digte af Arne Garborg's Haugtussa = Sechs Gedichte aus A. Garborg's Haugtussa, no. 2, Leipzig, W. Hansen, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Skog-glad", EG 152 no. 11 (1895) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Eugen von Enzberg (1858 - 1908) ; composed by Catharinus Elling.
Other 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: 2008-08-21
Line count: 27
Word count: 128
Oh, pauvre petit lièvre
Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Oh, pauvre petit lièvre,
si fin, vêtu de soie,
Dieu sait où tu as couru
pour être ainsi effrayé !
Tu bondis, tu sursautes,
Affolé de tous côté ;
Après quoi cours-tu ?
et pourquoi vite plonger dans un trou,
pauvre créature !
Ici l’été est doux,
avec une maisonnette dans chaque buisson
et des feuilles et de frais bourgeons
pour un petit être comme toi.
Alors soyons plein d’entrain
en cette heure ensoleillée,
Soyons paresseux
et prenons dans le bosquet
un léger somme.
Tu es brun et séduisant
dans ta robe d’été ;
tu es si charmant
que tu seras mon petit compagnon.
Mais si tu veux me rendre heureux
alors saute ici, sur le coteau
et nous serons amis,
et nous resterons amis
toute notre vie.
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Translations of titles:
"Haren" = "Le lièvre"
"Skog-glad" = "Forêt joyeuse"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Norwegian (Nynorsk) 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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This text was added to the website: 2026-07-31
Line count: 27
Word count: 123
