Killebukken, lammet mitt;
skjønt det ofte går tungt og stritt
opp etter slette fjelle'
følg du vakkert din bjelle.

Killebukken, lammet mitt,
pass så dyktig på skinnet ditt;
mor vil ha det i fellen,
som hun syr seg om kvelden.

Killebukken, lammet mitt,
legg så dyktig på kjøttet ditt;
vet [du]1 ikke, Tuppen,
at mor vil ha det i suppen?

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¹ Söderman: "det" - and many spelling changes.

Text Authorship:

• by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), "Killebukken" [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 Rikard Nordraak (1842 - 1866), "Killebukken" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Johan August Söderman (1832 - 1876), "Killebukken", published 1871-1873 [ voice and piano ], from Digte og sange af Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. 1. samlingen, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-09-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 60