by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)
Ragna
Language: Danish (Dansk)
O Ragna, hvor dog Tiden går, forleden var du fire År og dine Barneøjne så så dybt på mig, så dunkelblå. Indunder Fjeldesiden grå, et Tjern, et drømmende jeg så, hvor i jeg fandt slet ingen Bund, da talend Tjernets Pigemund: "Her nede drømmer Livet selv, det næres af en rastløs Elv, det stiger langsomt År for År, tilsidst en Huldre for dig står!"
Authorship:
- by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Ragna" [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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Ragna", op. 44 ("Reiseminder fra Fjeld og Fjord" af Holger Drachmann) no. 5 (1886), published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 64