by Nils Collett Vogt (1864 - 1937)
Smaapiger
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Available translation(s): FRE
Enndnu ingen Blomster sprungne, ingen Elskovsange sungne! Endnu ingen Røst, som kalder mig «en liden Hjærtenskjær». Alting lytter, alting bier, raaber paa mig, naar det tier; men straks Aftenrødme falder, lyser vemodstræt dens Skjær. Snart i Sorg og snart i Smil. Mangelunede April! Hvorfor svulmer Melodier høiest i mig, naar det tier! Hvorfor standser jeg fortrollet af den Drøm, hvori jeg gaar? Endnu ingen Sange sungne! Ingen Elskovsblomster sprungne! Aa, jeg vilde, at de folded ud sig nu i Sol og Vaar snart af Sorg og snart af Smil! Løftebringende April!
Confirmed with Nils Vogt, Septemberbrand, Sjette Samling, Kristiania, Forlagt af H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), 1907, p. 33.
Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
Authorship:
- by Nils Collett Vogt (1864 - 1937), "Smaapiger", appears in Septemberbrand [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 Knut Håkanson (1887 - 1929), "Smaapiger", 1908. [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Jeunes filles", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-08
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