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by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)

Hvad vil mit hjærte, hvor vil min fot?
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
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Hvad vil mit hjærte, hvor vil min fot?
Skal skogen lates alene?
Den var mit hjem som jeg nys forlot,
jeg vanker og vandrer byen imot
og stanser i natten sene.

En sovende verden ser jeg på,
det tier så godt i mit øre.
Den stensatte by er stor og grå
og dit vil alle de andre gå,
og kjære, hvad skal jeg gjøre?

Lul, lul —? Ringer det klokker i haugen?

Så vender jeg om til skogens fred
i midnatters sene tide.
Jeg vet hvor det dufter en hægg et sted,
der lægger jeg hodet i lyngen ned
og sovner i skogen vide.

Lul, lul! ringer de klokker i haugen.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Knut Hamsun, Samlede Verker, Bind 15, Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, Oslo, 1964.


Text Authorship:

  • by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Så vender jeg om", appears in Det vilde kor [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 Magne Amdahl (b. 1942), "Saa vender jeg om", 1994 [ bass-baritone, narrator, violoncello, and piano ], from En Hamsun konsert, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-10-08
Line count: 17
Word count: 111

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