by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910)
Aftenstemning
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Solen skinner vakkert om kvælden, katten ligger doven ud på hællen; "To små mus, fløde af et krus, fire stykker fisk stjal jeg bag en disk, og er så god og mæt, og er så doven og træt," siger katten. Kyllinghønen vingerne sænker, hanen står på et ben og tænker; "Den grå gås styrer høj nok kås, men se til, om den kan nå en hane i forstand? Ind, ind, høner under tag, solen kan gærne få lov for idag." siger hanen. "Herregud, det er godt at leve for den, som slipper at stræve," siger fuglene.
Authorship:
- by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), appears in En glad gut [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 Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Aftenstemning", op. 12 no. 2 (1896), from Marits visor, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871 - 1927), "Aftenstemning", 1888, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], from Tvaa visor ur En glad gut, no. 2, Stockholm, Elkan & Schildknecht [sung text not yet checked]
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