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Der er en trolddom på din læbe, Der er en afgrund i dit blik, Der er i lyden af din stemme En drøms ætheriske musik. Der er en klarhed på din pande, Der er et mørke i dit hår, Der er en strøm af blomsterånde Omkring dig hvor du står og går. Der er en skat af evig visdom I smilehullet på din kind, Der er en brønd, en sundhedskilde For alle hjerter i dit sind. Der er en verden i dit indre En sværmerisk, kaotisk vår, Som jeg umulig kan forglemme, Som jeg tilbeder og forstår.
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Text Authorship:
- by Emil Aarestrup (1800 - 1856), "Der er en trolddom" [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 Emil Hartmann (1836 - 1898), "Til en Veninde", op. 1 no. 4 (1857) [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Peter Arnold Heise (1830 - 1879), "Til en veninde", 1878, published 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Erotiske Digte = Liebeslieder, no. 1, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Peter Arnold Heise.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Poul Einer Hansen) , "There is a spell on your lips", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Heidrun Beer) , "An eine Freundin", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 97
There is a spell on your lips, There is an abyss in your sight, There is in the sound of your voice The ethereal music of a dream. There is a serenity on your forehead, There is a darkness in your hair, There is a stream of flowery breath Around you, wherever you stand and walk. There is a treasure of eternal wisdom In the dimple on your cheek, There is a well, a fountain of health In your mind, for every heart. There is a world inside you, A romantic, chaotic springtime, That I could not possibly forget, That I adore and understand.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Danish (Dansk) to English copyright © 2010 by Poul Einer Hansen, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf.
Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Emil Aarestrup (1800 - 1856), "Der er en trolddom"
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-26
Line count: 16
Word count: 104