by Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807 - 1845)
Sólhvörf
Language: Icelandic (Íslenska)
Eilífur guð mig ali einn og þrennur dag þenna! lifa vil eg, svo ofar enn eg líti sól renna. Hvað er glatt sem hið góða guðsauga? kemur úr suðri harri hárrar kerru, harðar líkn og jarðar.
Text Authorship:
- by Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807 - 1845), "Sólhvörf" [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 Jón Leifs (1899 - 1968), "Sólhvörf", op. 45 no. 2, from Minningarsöngvar um Ævilok Jónasar Hallgrímssonar, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-17
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Word count: 36