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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)

Vi læste jo alle, den Gang vi var smaa
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Vi læste jo alle, den Gang vi var smaa,
Om det Land i det lokkende Fjerne.
Det flød som en Ø i det duftsvangre Blaa
Med Kirker, Paladser og Skove paa,
Men aldrig kunde vi Øen naa,
Og vilde dog alle saa gerne.
 
Naar med bugnende Sejl i den høje Mast
Vi styred mod det, som vi tro'de stod fast,
Hist i det lokkende Fjerne;
Saa var det en Bobbel og Bobbelen brast;
Det forsvandt som en dalende Stjerne.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), no title, appears in Sange ved Havet - Venezia, in St. Elena, no. 1, first published 1877 [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Vi læste jo alle, den Gang vi var smaa", op. 47 (Sange for trestemmigt damekor med klaver) no. 2, published 1900 [ three-part women's chorus and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-07-17
Line count: 11
Word count: 79

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