by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933)
Hvorfor hyler de sorte Hunde
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Our translations: FRE
Hvorfor hyler de sorte hunde på landeveiene? Hvorfor lusker ulvene ilsomt indover heiene? Hvorfor sænker sig kvælden så kvælende sort og stor? Hvorfor blir det så underlig stille over al jord? Klokkerne klemter mod aftenstid, kimer dagen til døde. Det lyder så sælsomt i kvældens fred udover egnens øde. Langsomt åbner sig kirkens port, der er så dystert derinde. Da blegner løvet på alle trær, og elven så taus mon rinde. Der drar sig et langeligt, klagende hyl ind gjennem skogens sale. Da bæver hele den lyttende jord: inat rider døden i dale.
Text Authorship:
- by Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte hunde", appears in Digte, first published 1891 [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), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte Hunde", op. 41 (Fem sange for mezzosopran) no. 3 (1897), published 1897 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alf Hurum (1882 - 1972), "Hvorfor hyler de sorte Hunde", op. 12 (Sanger) no. 2 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Pourquoi les chiens noirs hurlent-ils ?", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-07-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 93