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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Saa lagde jeg ud
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Saa lagde jeg ud, da Stormen faldt
Og Vinden fik Blund over Øjet.
Det var, som ude fra Dybet blev kaldt,
Og jeg lyttede foroverbøjet.
 
Hult gik Søen, af Tværfurer krus't,
Bølgen var brudt i Stykker;
Hvor Skummet før havde sydet og brust,
Laa Himlen i tavlede Smykker.
 
I hver en Smaadal, bag hver en Høj,
Smiled en tindrende Stjerne;
Og Landvinden løfted sin Vinge og fløj
Vildt mod det lysende Fjerne.

Jeg lytted og spejded fra Baadens Stavn.
Hvert Blink var et Blik, som mig nævned
Med trofast, inderlig Ømhed ved Navn --
Over Havet stille jeg stævned. 

Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Saa lagde jeg ud" [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 Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Saa lagde jeg ud", op. 17 no. 2, published 1887 [ voice and piano ], from Sange ved Havet, no. 2
        Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 98

Je pris le large
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
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Comme la tempête tombait, je pris le large,
Le vent ferma ses yeux et s’assoupit.
C'était comme si, venu des profondeurs, un appel retentissait,
et j'écoutais, penché en avant.

La mer grondait sourdement, sillonnée de rides croisées,
Une vague s'était brisée en morceaux ;
Là où l'écume, auparavant, avait bouillonné et jailli,
Le ciel reposait en une mosaïque de joyaux.

Dans chaque petite vallée, derrière chaque colline,
Souriait une étoile étincelante ;
Et le vent de terre déploya son aile et s'envola,
Fougueusement, vers le lointain lumineux.

J'écoutais et observais depuis l'avant de la barque.
Chaque éclat était un regard qui m'appelait
par mon nom, avec une tendresse fidèle et intime ...
Sur la mer apaisée, je poursuivais ma route.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Danish (Dansk) 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.


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  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Saa lagde jeg ud"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 117

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