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by Christian Preezmann (1822 - 1893), as Caralis
Translation © by Joost van der Linden

Til mit hjertes dronning
Language: Danish (Dansk)  after the English 
Our translations:  DUT
Skal vi vandre en Stund
I den dæmrende Lund,
[Mens]1 Fuldmaanen hist holder Vagt,
Jeg vil hviske, min Skat,
I den kjølige Nat,
Hvad jeg aldrig ved Dagen fik sagt.

Jeg ved Stjernenes Skjær,
Skal betro Dig en Hær
Af Tanker, som aldrig fik Ord,
Imens Nathimlens Glands,
Som en [straalende]2 Krands,
Om din luftige Skjønhed sig snor.

Og naar Maanen fra Sky
Over Marker og By
Udgyder sin sølverne Flod,
Vil mig fængsle dens Skin
Paa din Pande, din Kind,
Vil jeg knæle iløn ved din Fod.

Vil Du dele min Drøm
Ved den brusende Strøm,
Gynge med mig paa Bølgernes Top?
Lytte, Bryst imod Bryst,
Til den selsomme Røst
Som fra Dybet hæver sig op?

Ak! som Bølgernes Tog,
Naar dem Stormvinden jog,
Midt i Natten, mod knusende Kyst,
Saadan var jo den Strid
Som fra tidligste Tid
Har raset her i mit Bryst.

Lad os sværme en Stund
Da ved Sø og i Lund,
[Mens]1 Fuldmaanen hist holder Vagt!
Jeg vil hviske, min Skat!
I den kølige Nat,
Hvad jeg aldrig ved Dagen fik sagt.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   A. Backer-Grøndahl 

A. Backer-Grøndahl sets stanzas 1-3, 6

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Confirmed with Hundrede Digte ved Caralis, Chr. Steen & Søns Forlag, Kbh., 2. opl., 1867, pp. 163–164.

1 Backer-Grøndahl: "Medens"
2 Backer-Grøndahl: "sølverne"

Text Authorship:

  • by Christian Preezmann (1822 - 1893), as Caralis, "Til mit Hjertes Dronning", appears in Hundrede Digte ved Caralis, first published 1867 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English possibly by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) and possibly by James Augustus St. John (1795 - 1875)
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Til mit hjertes dronning", op. 1 (Tre Sange) no. 3, published 1872, stanzas 1-3,6 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Til mit hjertes dronning", 1887 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Joost van der Linden) , "Aan de koningin van mijn hart", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-21
Line count: 36
Word count: 181

Aan de koningin van mijn hart
Language: Dutch (Nederlands)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Zullen wij een poosje wandelen
In het schemerende bos
Terwijl de volle maan hier wacht houdt.
Ik wil fluisteren mijn schat
In de koele nacht
Wat ik overdag nooit kreeg gezegd.

Ik, bij het rif gesternte,
Zal je een leger toevertrouwen
Aan gedachtes, die nooit in woord zijn gevat,
Onderwijl de nachthemelglans
Als een zilveren krans
Om jouw luchtige schoonheid zich wikkelt

En wanneer de maan uit de hemel
Over akkers en dorpen
Uitgiet zijn zilveren stroom,
Wil mij vangen diens schijn
Op jouw voorhoofd, op jouw wang,
Wil ik heimelijk knielen aan jouw voeten.

Wil je delen mijn droom
Bij de bruisende stroom
Wil je met mijn wiegen op de golvenvlakte?
Luisteren, borst tegen borst,
Naar de zeldzame stem
Die uit de diepte zich opheft?

Ach! Als een trits van golven
Wanneer de stormwind jaagt,
Midden in de nacht, naar de vernietigende kust,
Zo was ja de strijd
Die vanaf de vroegste tijd
Heeft geraasd hier in mijn borst.

Laat ons zwermen een poosje
Daar bij het meer het in het bos
Terwijl de maan hier wacht houdt!
Ik wil fluisteren, mijn schat!
In deze koude nacht
Wat ik nooit overdag kreeg gezegd.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Danish (Dansk) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © 2022 by Joost van der Linden, (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 Danish (Dansk) by Christian Preezmann (1822 - 1893), as Caralis, "Til mit Hjertes Dronning", appears in Hundrede Digte ved Caralis, first published 1867
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in English possibly by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822) and possibly by James Augustus St. John (1795 - 1875)
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2022-06-07
Line count: 36
Word count: 194

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