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by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Jeg driver iaften og tænker og strider
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Our translations:  FRE
Choose for Diff
Jeg driver iaften og tænker og strider,
jeg synes jeg er som en kantret båt,
og alt hvad jeg jamrer og alt hvad jeg lider
det ender vel gjærne med gråt.
  Men hvi skal jeg være så hårdt beklemt?
  Om hundrede år er alting glemt.

Da hopper jeg heller og synger en vise
og holder mit liv for en skjøn roman.
Jeg æter ved Gud som en fuldvoksen rise
og drikker som bare fan.
  Men hvi skal jeg fare med al den skjæmt?
  Om hundrede år er alting glemt.

Så stanser jeg virkelig heller striden
og ganger tilsjøs med min pinte sjæl.
Der finder nok verden mig engang siden
så bitterlig druknet ihjæl.
  Men hvi skal jeg ende så altfor slemt?
  Om hundrede år er alting glemt.

Å nei, det er bedre at rusle og leve
og skrive en bok til hver kommende jul
og stige tilslut til en versets greve
og dø som en romanens mogul.
  Da er det nu dette som gjør mig forstemt:
  Om hundrede år er alting glemt.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Knut Hamsun, Samlede Verker, Bind 15, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo, 1964.


Text Authorship:

  • by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Om hundrede år er alting glemt", appears in Det vilde kor [author's text checked 1 time 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 Magne Amdahl (b. 1942), "Om hundrede aar er alting glemt", 1994 [ bass-baritone, narrator, violoncello, and piano ], from En Hamsun konsert, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-10-08
Line count: 24
Word count: 172

Ce soir je dérive, je pense et je lutte
Language: French (Français)  after the Norwegian (Bokmål) 
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Ce soir je dérive, je pense et je lutte,
je me sens comme un bateau chaviré,
et tout ce dont je me lamente, et tout ce que j’endure
finira sans doute dans les larmes.
Mais pourquoi donc suis-je si durement oppressé ?
Dans cent ans, tout sera oublié.

Alors je préfère sauter et chanter une chanson
et prendre ma vie pour un beau roman.
Je mange, par Dieu, comme un géant,
et je bois comme un diable.
Mais pourquoi me livrer à toutes ces plaisanteries ?
Dans cent ans, tout sera oublié.

Alors je préfère vraiment cesser le combat
et partir en mer avec mon âme tourmentée.
Là, le monde me retrouvera sans doute un jour,
si cruellement mort noyé,
Mais pourquoi faut-il que je finisse si mal ?
Dans cent ans, tout sera oublié.

Oh non, mieux vaut flâner et vivre,
et écrire un livre pour chaque Noël à venir
et devenir finalement un comte de la poésie
et mourir comme un magnat du roman.
Alors, voilà justement ce qui me déplaît :
dans cent ans, tout sera oublié.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translations of titles:
"Om hundrede aar er alting glemt" = "Dans cent ans tout sera oublié"
"Om hundrede år er alting glemt" = "Dans cent ans tout sera oublié"


Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) 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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Based on:

  • a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Om hundrede år er alting glemt", appears in Det vilde kor
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2026-08-15
Line count: 24
Word count: 176

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