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by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Mönsterbo
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Our translations:  FRE
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En Birk og en Hassel i skogen 
beslutted at sætte et mönsterbo. 
Der stod de og gned sig sammen 
så begge fick Saar paa Stammen. 
De elsker, sa Forstpsykologen, 
og det er jo yndigt, skulde jeg tro.

Der stod da de Træer i skogen 
og drev til det yderste mönsterbo. 
Han gned som en Bælgetræder, 
hun gned og knirked som Læder. 
De törrer, sa Forstpsykologen, 
men begge har engang villet det jo.

Saa var det de Træer i skogenog 
deres Yde med et mönsterbo 
en Vaar da hver busk fik blomme stod 
disse saa törre og tomme. 
De döde, sa Forstpsykologen, 
de gned sig et Saar som aldrig fik gro.

Text Authorship:

  • by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952) [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 Algot Haquinius (1886 - 1966), "Mönsterbo", 1918 [ voice and piano ], from Visor, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Algot Haquinius (1886 - 1966), "Mönsterbo", 1920 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le nid modèle", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-09-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 110

Le nid modèle
Language: French (Français)  after the Norwegian (Bokmål) 
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Dans la forêt un bouleau et un noisetier 
décidèrent de se construire un nid modèle.
Ils se tenaient là, se frottant l'un contre l'autre,
si bien que tous deux eurent des éraflures au tronc.
« Ils s'aiment », dit le psychologue forestier,
« et c'est bien charmant, à ce que je crois. »

Les arbres dans la forêt se tenaient ainsi
et poussaient leur nid modèle jusqu'à l'extrême.
Lui, frottait comme un souffleur d'orgue,
elle, frottait et grinçait comme du cuir.
« Ils se dessèchent », dit le psychologue forestier,
« mais pourtant un jour tous deux l'avaient voulu. »

Les arbres étaient ainsi dans la forêt,
avec leur projet de nid modèle,
un printemps où chaque buisson portait des fleurs,
ils se tenaient là, secs et vides.
« Ils sont morts », dit le psychologue forestier,
« ils se sont frottés et leur blessure n'a jamais pu cicatriser. »

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) to French (Français) copyright © 2026 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-09-05
Line count: 18
Word count: 150

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