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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)

Solo i Salen
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
De andre har plukket Dig Blomst paa Blomst, 
plukket Skaalen fuld,
og lagt omkring Randen en Ring af det Guld,
som de røved fra Stjernernes Himmel. 
Jeg ligger i Græsset, jeg fik min Bekomst;
hvor er mine Sange? jeg har kun et Suk; -- 
Du er altfor vidunderlig, altfor smuk, 
din Dejlighed gjorde mig svimmel.

Lad Sangen kun klinge i Slottets Sal,
jeg er ikke med.
Min Kjærlighed søger det skjulteste Sted;
dér vil den synge sine Sange.
Jeg vrager det Flitter, de Andre stjal,
nøgen er min Harpe, kun fattigt mit Kvad, --
men hvis Du mig vinked og bønlig bad,
da stod jeg i guldslagne Spange.

Da tren jeg i Salen, saa Sangen tav,
med mit Sværd i Haand.
Min Harpe var smykket med Silke og Baand,
den skulde vel Visen forandre.
Lad høre, hvad synger det Sanger-Laug!
Blomster vil I byde den straalende Viv: --
men jeg byder min Ære, byder mit Liv.
Hvad bliver saa Rest for de Andre? 

Note: modernized spelling would change all occurrences of 'aa' to 'å'


Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Solo i Salen", appears in Ranker og roser, in Anden Afdeling, first published 1879 [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 Agathe Ursula Backer-Grøndahl (1847 - 1907), "Solo i Salen", op. 26 (Sange til Texter af Holger Drachmann) no. 4, published 1890 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jørgen Henrik Malling.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-06-26
Line count: 24
Word count: 160

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