Soirée brumeuse | Mon esprit est lourd, je ne vois aucune lumière

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by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Diset kvæld

Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)

Our translations: FRE

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Mit Sind er saa tungt, jeg ser intet Lys
i hele det skumrende, vide Rum.
Jeg bøjer mig sammen of ber om et Raad:
men Himlen er stum.

Jeg stirrer forknyt ud i Kvælden haard
- da sprætter der Stjærne paa Stjærne ud.
Jeg synes de vinker mig en efter en
som smaa Svar fra Gud.

Jeg bøjer mig ned med Tak for ikvæld
og tror paa en Morgen saa klar og høj.
Men da har de Stjærner skjult af Skam,
o Gud hvor de løj!

Text Authorship:

by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Diset kvæld" [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 Magne Amdahl (b. 1942), "Diset kvæld", 1994 [ bass-baritone, narrator, violoncello, and piano ], from En Hamsun konsert, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Soirée brumeuse", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-26
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Word count: 85

Soirée brumeuse

Language: French (Français) after the Norwegian (Bokmål)

Chosen for Diff

Mon esprit est lourd, je ne vois aucune lumière
dans tout ce vaste espace crépusculaire.
Je me penche et demande un conseil :
mais le ciel reste muet.

J’observe, découragé, la rude soirée,
quand une étoile après l’autre s’allume..
Il me semble qu’elles me font signe, une à une,
comme de petites réponses de Dieu. 

Je m’incline, reconnaissant, pour ce soir,
et je crois en un matin clair et haut.
Mais alors ces étoiles, honteuses, s’étaient cachées :
ô Dieu, comme elles m'ont menti !

Text Authorship:

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a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952), "Diset kvæld"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 82