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by Johannes V. Jensen (1873 - 1950)

Godnat
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
No wil a sej Jer Godnæt,
For a er nøj kon træt.
Og no kan I tru mæ og teg mæ,
No wil a hen og leg mæ.

A sow i Groven far
For Vindens gaboben Dar'
Og a haar sit en en Swimmel
Vorher' hans sywend Himmel.

Men no skal a saligen sow
i min ijen suet bette Stow,
I Juen, som er saa wenle
Ved jen, der er søwne og jenle.

Fowal og saa møj manne Tak
Til Godtfolk saawal som Pak!
I er wal kij o mi Løwne,
Og sjæl er a osse søwne.

A reser fræ ingen Gjald,
Det hiele er betald.
Di Baank, a skylder min Fjender,
Dem foer di nok i hveranner.

Ja, no skal a saligen sow
i min ijen suet bette Stow,
I Juen, som er saa wenle
Ved jen, der er søwne og jenle.

Fowal min Fjol og min Bow!
No wil a hen og sow.
Hvis jen no wil Byt' sin Bedrøwels,
Saa kan han fo min fornøwels.

Fowal og Tak, bette I!
A ga Jer, hvad a ku gi
og tøt I et om Musiken,
Da war'et Skaad - for no gik'en.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johannes V. Jensen (1873 - 1950) [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 Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Godnat", op. 21 (Strofiske sange), Heft 2 no. 4, FS. 42 no. 7 (1902-7) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-15
Line count: 32
Word count: 192

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