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by Theodor Caspari (1853 - 1948)

Saa dunkles det i Dale
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Saa dunkles det i Dale,
saa tystner det om Gren,
saa spredes dine Skalde,
o Wartburg en for en.
Hvi ruger dine Taarne
saa stille, saa forladt?
Hva drømmer du den dybe,
den dunkle Stjernenat?

Da Livets Storme suste,
da Livets Hærskrig steg,
da alle Stier stængtes,
da taug den gladen Leg,
da tømtes dine Sale.
Den Kamp, hvis Toner klang,
den Kamp, den vindes ikke
til Strengeleg og Sang.

I Tvil og saare Tanker
sad Tidens trætte Mænd,
og Spørgsmaal steg og stilned
og steg og sank igjen.
Hvem tændte Haabets Bauner?
Hvem bragte Dagens Bud?
I Mismod og i Vaande
gikk Seklets Alder ud.

Saa dunkles det i Dale,
saa tystner det om Gren,
saa spredes dine Skalde
o Wartburg, en for en.
Hvi ruger dine Taarne
saa stille, saa forladt?
Hvad drømmer du den dybe,
den dunkle Stjernenat? 

Text Authorship:

  • by Theodor Caspari (1853 - 1948) [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 Sigurd Lie (1871 - 1904), "Saa dunkles det i Dale" [alto or baritone and piano], from Wartburg, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-22
Line count: 32
Word count: 141

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