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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)

Lad gaa dér agter!lød Kaptajnens Ord
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
»Lad gaa dér agter!« lød Kaptajnens Ord;
og Trossen plumped som en Frø i Vandet, 
og Skibet gik, og vi var To ombord, 
og Havnefyret svandt — og bort gled Landet.

Den store, stille, lyse Sommernat — 
hvor Røgen som en kulsort Dragehale 
i leddet Bugtning leged en Tagfat 
og mørkned de smaa blanke Bølgedale:

»Den stygge, sorte Røg« — var hendes Ord -.
»hvorfor skal den nu ødelægge Vandet?« 
Saa sad vi tavse dér en Stund ombord;
To tænkte hver for sig paa Et og Andet.

Den store, stille, lyse Sommernat — 
og disse glatte, blanke Bølgedale — 
og denne Røg, som i en træt Tagfat 
svang bugtende den mørke Dragehale!

»Nej!« — udbrød jeg — »den Tavshed er for stor,
den kunde knuge Skibet under Vandet!
Røg er kun Røg, og vi To er ombord —
og vi har Kyssets Sprog, har vi ej andet!«

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Holger Drachmann, Af dagens knønike, 1889 Juli-December, Kjøbenhavn : I. H. Schubothes boghandel, 1889, p.238


Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Sommerdrømme paa Havet", subtitle: "Den sorte Røg" [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 Orla Albert Vilhelm Rosenhoff (1845 - 1905), "Sommerdrømme", published >>1902 [ voice and piano ], from Fem Danske Sange, no. 3, Copenhagen : Wilhelm Hansen
        Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-10-22
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