by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910)
Søvnen
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Da barnet sov ind med hånd under kind, kom englene til med latter og spil. Da barnet det våkned, stod moderen over: Du smiler så vakkert, du små, når du sover! Dets mor gik til Gud, og barnet kom ud, det sovnede ind med tårer på kind, men hørte straks latter og moderord ømme, thi englene fulgte med barnlige drømme! Snart blev det så stort, at tåren frøs bort. Det sovnede ind med tanker i sind. Men englene veg ej, de svævede over, tog tanken og hvisked: hav fred, mens du sover.
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 Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Søvnen", 1888, from Five Songs from the Norwegian, no. 1, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Halfdan Kjerulf (1815 - 1868), "Søvnen", op. 14 (5 Sange) no. 2 (1861) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Slumber song" ; composed by Frederick Delius.
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