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by Helge Rode (1870 - 1937)

Højt fra Himlen et Væld af Guld
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Højt fra Himlen et Væld af Guld
over Verden saa vide.
Hele Jorden har Favnen fuld.
Blomster vælder af frugtbar Muld.
Det er Midsommertide!
Kvinderne ere saa blide.

I det spraglede grønne Flor
Menneskelegemer hvide,
stærke, svulmende, frit de gror,
hersker over den hele Jord.
Mændene elsker at stride.
Kvinderne ere saa blide.

Alle Himle har nok af Guld,
Sole og Stjerner og Maaner.
Straaler Varme i Hjertets Muld
Blomster vælder i Rødt og Guld.
Sødt i Vellyst vi daaner.
Skam faa Hjerter, der graaner.

Purpurfarvet er Blod og Vin,
Kvinderne er ved vor Side.
Hvide Lemmer bag hvide Lin.
Slanke Bægre for Blodets Vin.
Sølverbægere hvide.
Det er Midsommertide.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   S. Lie 

S. Lie sets stanzas 1, 3-4

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Text Authorship:

  • by Helge Rode (1870 - 1937), "Midsommervise", appears in Kongesønner [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 Sigurd Lie (1871 - 1904), "Midsommer-sang", stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], from Tre Sange af "Kongesønner", no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-22
Line count: 24
Word count: 110

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