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by Nils Collett Vogt (1864 - 1937)

Jeg kan ikke sove
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Our translations:  FRE
Jeg kan ikke sove,
skjønt Natten er inde,
jeg kan ikke sove, jeg
raver i Blinde.

Og om ieg end lukked
mit Oie til Hvile,
saa var det dog blot for
Drømme at smile.

Saa var det dog blot for
at aabne det atter
i skjælvende Glæde, i
syngende Latter.

Jeg kan ikke sove;
thi Elskte du vaager
i Længslernes Vanvid, i
Drømmenes Taager.

Du er overalt som
den Gud i det høie,
i Dagen, i Natten, der
tynger mit Øie.

Du er i min Søvn, i
hver Drøm, i hvert Minde,
jeg knæler for dig, du min
Sjæls Herskerinde.

Hulkende synker jeg
for dine Fødder,
hulkende synker jeg —

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Nils Vogt, Fra vaar til Høst, anden ogede og rettede Udgave, Kristiania, Olaf Norlis Forlag, 1904, p. 34.


Text Authorship:

  • by Nils Collett Vogt (1864 - 1937), no title, appears in Fra Vaar til Høst, first published 1894 [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 Bror Beckman (1866 - 1922), "Jeg kan ikke sove", op. 2 no. 5 (1893) [ voice and piano ], from Ingalill och andra sånger, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je ne peux pas dormir", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-05-08
Line count: 27
Word count: 110

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