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by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818 - 1885)

Styrtet er min drømte Verden, tabt
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Styrtet er min drømte Verden, tabt,
Kastet ned i Chaos og i Øde!
Skjønnere end hiin, af Ønsket skabt,
Vil jeg af min Sjæl en anden føde.

Undergangen har jeg selv fremkaldt.
Af min faldne Fortidsverdens Stykker
Triumferende en ny jeg bygger
Og med Skaberhaab omsvæver Alt.

Ak, men lange Aar er svundne hen —
End i Mørket famler jeg iblinde:
Skaberordet kan jeg ikke finde;
Hvad jeg bygger styrter jeg igjen.

End er ei Forventningskvalen omme —
Naar skal Aanden med dens Skaberkraft
Finde Glæde ved hvad den har skabt?
Ak, og naar skal Hviledagen komme?

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with H.V. Kaalund, Et Foraar, Kjøbenhavn : Jacob Lunds Forlag, 1858, p.186


Text Authorship:

  • by Hans Vilhelm Kaalund (1818 - 1885), "Chaos", 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 ), "Styrtet er min drømte Verden" [ 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]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-11-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 97

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