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by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Holger Danskes vej
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Jeg frit mig tumled i Verden om;
   Jeg fulgte mit danske Sind:
Den Røst, der ærlig fra Hjærtet kom,
   I brave Hjerter for ind.
 
I Skoven klang det, alt som man sang;
   Det lærte mig store og smaa;
Mit Skjold og min Livsang gav jeg dog Klang.
   Og tog, hvad der fulgte paa.
 
Den Hedning gav jeg gerne Gudsfred,
   Der bed for sin Tro som en Hund.
Den Kristen smed jeg i Dyndet ned,
   Der kun havde Troen i Mund.
 
Blandt Skovens Ulve tuded jeg ej;
   Til Snoggang stod jeg min Hu.
Jeg kom dog længst paa den lige Vej;
   Den Vej ved Dansken endnu.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862), "Holger Danskes vej" [author's text not yet checked 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 Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817 - 1890), "Holger Danskes vej", 1863, from Holger Danskes Sange, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le cheminement de Holger Dansk", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 105

Le cheminement de Holger Dansk
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
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Je parcourus librement le vaste monde ;
Je suivis le cœur danois qui était le mien.
La voix qui montait sincèrement du fond du cœur
Trouvait un écho dans le cœur des hommes de bien.

Elle résonnait dans la forêt, au rythme des chants ;
Les grands comme les petits l'apprenaient.
Je fis retentir mon bouclier et le chant de ma vie,
Puis j'acceptai tout ce qui s'ensuivit.

J'accordais volontiers la paix de Dieu au païen, 
Lorsqu'il défendait sa foi avec l'ardeur d'un chien.
Mais je jetais le chrétien dans la boue
Lorsqu'il n'avait qu’une foi sans conviction.

Je ne hurlais pas avec les loups de la forêt ;
Je résistais aux sentiers du serpent.
Pourtant, c'est sur le droit chemin que j'allai le plus loin ;
Et ce chemin, le Danois le connaît encore aujourd'hui.

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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Bernhardt Severin Ingemann (1789 - 1862), "Holger Danskes vej"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 132

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