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by Axel Olrik (1864 - 1917)
Translation © by Grant Hicks

Barndom (Childhood)
Language: Latin 
Our translations:  ENG
Choir, Children:
 Amor mihi vitam donat,
 adolesco in fasciis eius,
 et quotidie me gaudio saturat.
 Amor mihi vitam donat.

Mothers:
 Amor tibi vitam dedit,
 adolescis in fasciis eius,
 et quotidie te gaudio saturat.
 Amor tibi vitam dedit.

Text Authorship:

  • by Axel Olrik (1864 - 1917) [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 Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Barndom (Childhood)", FS. 21 no. 1 (1896), from Hymnus Amoris, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Childhood", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 37

Childhood
Language: English  after the Latin 
Choir, Children:
 Love gives me life,
 I grow up under its guidance,
 and every day it fills me with joy.
 Love gives me life.

Mothers:
 Love gave you life,
 you grow up under its guidance,
 and every day it fills you with joy.
 Love gave you life.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Latin to English copyright © 2025 by Grant Hicks, (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 Latin by Axel Olrik (1864 - 1917)
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-24
Line count: 10
Word count: 47

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