by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818 - 1885)
O, jeg har siddet engang som Drot
Language: Danish (Dansk)
O, jeg har siddet engang som Drot Paa Fantasiens Throne; Men Tiden kom og styrted mit Slot Og røvede mig min Krone. Nu maa jeg forjage den gyldne Drøm, Nu snige sig Timerne tunge; Dog synes mig tidt ved Tidens Strøm, At jeg er en falden Konge.
Confirmed with H.V. Kaalund, Et Foraar, Kjøbenhavn : Jacob Lunds Forlag, 1858, p.78
Text Authorship:
- by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818 - 1885), "O, jeg har siddet engang som Drot", appears in Et Foraar [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 Mathilde Seligmann ( flourished 1892 ), "O, jeg har siddet engang som Drot" [ voice and piano ], from Fem Sange, no. 2, Kjøbenhavn : Kgl Hof Musikhandel (Hendrik Henning)
Score: Det KGL. Bibliothek [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
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