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by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Irmelin Rose
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Se, der var en Gang en Konge,
Mangen Skat han kaldte sin,
Navnet paa den allerbedste
Vidste hver var Irmelin,
Irmelin Rose,
Irmelin Sol,
Irmelin Alt, hvad der var dejligt.

Alle Ridderhjelme spejled
Hendes Farvers muntre Pragt,
Og med alle Rim og Rythmer
Havde Navnet sluttet Pagt:
Irmelin Rose,
Irmelin Sol,
Irmelin Alt, hvad der var dejligt.

Hele store Bejlerflokke
Der til Kongens Gaarde foer,
Bejlede med ømme Lader
Og med blomsterfagre Ord:
Irmelin Rose,
Irmelin Sol,
Irmelin Alt, hvad der er dejligt!

Men Prindsessen jog dem fra sig
(Hjertet var saa koldt som Staal),
Lastede den Enes Holdning,
Vrænged ad den Andens Maal.
Irmelin Rose,
Irmelin Sol,
Irmelin Alt, hvad der er dejligt !

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   C. Elling •   W. Peterson-Berger 

W. Peterson-Berger sets stanzas 1-3

Modernized version used by Elling:

Se der var en gang en konge, 
mangen skatt han kalte sin,
navnet på den allerbeste visste hver var Irmelin,
Irmelin Rose, Irmelin Sol, 
Irmelin alt, hva der var deilig.

Alle ridderhjelme speilet 
hennes farvers muntre pragt,
og med alle rim og rytmer 
hadde navnet sluttet pakt:
Irmelin Rose, Irmelin Sol, 
Irmelin alt, hva der var deilig.

Hele store beilerflokke 
der til kongens gårde for,
beilede med ømme lader 
og med blomsterfagre ord:
Irmelin Rose, Irmelin Sol, 
Irmelin alt, hva der er deilig. 

Men prinsessen jog dem fra seg
(hjertet var så koldt som stål),
lastede den enes holdning, 
vrenget ad den andens mål.
Irmelin Rose, Irmelin Sol, 
Irmelin alt, hva der er deilig.


Text Authorship:

  • by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), "Irmelin Rose" [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 Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, Sir (1883 - 1953), "Irmelin Rose", 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Three Songs from the Norse, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Matti Borg (b. 1956), "Irmelin Rose", from Landskab. 12 sange til tekster af J.P.Jacobsen, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934), "Irmelin Rose", published 1897, from Seven Danish Songs, no. 2, also set in English, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Catharinus Elling (1858 - 1942), "Irmelin Rose", op. 41 (Fire romanser) no. 1 (1888-89) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Irmelin Rose", op. 4 (Fem digte = 5 songs) no. 4, FS. 12 no. 4 (1891) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Irmelin Rose", op. 3 (Tre sånger = Drei Lieder) no. 3 (1887), stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ethel Florence Lindesay Robertson, née Richardson (1870 - 1946), as Henry Handel Richardson, "Irmelin Rose" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Wilhelm (Vilhelm) Eugen Stenhammar (1871 - 1927), "Irmelin Rose", op. 10 no. 2 (1889), from To digte af J P Jacobsen, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934) ; composed by Frederick Delius.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Robert Franz Arnold (1872 - 1938) ; composed by Clemens von Franckenstein, Oskar C. Posa, Alexander Zemlinsky.
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  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Jelka Rosen (Delius) (1868 - 1935) ; composed by Frederick Delius.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Aretta Werrenrath) , "Irmelin Rose"
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Irmelin la rose", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 114

Irmelin la rose
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Il était autrefois un roi,
Qui possédait de nombreux trésors,
Il savait que de toutes la plus belle
Était Irmelin
Irmelin, la rose,
Irmelin, le soleil,
Irmelin, la plus adorable de toutes.

Tous les heaumes des chevaliers reflétaient
Ses couleurs brillantes,
Et avec tous les rimes et rythmes
Son nom avait été assemblé :
Irmelin, la rose,
Irmelin, le soleil,
Irmelin, la plus adorable de toutes.

Toute la troupe des prétendants
Se rassemblait devant le château du roi
Et la courtisait avec de tendres mines
Et avec des mots doux et fleuris :
Irmelin, la rose,
Irmelin, le soleil,
Irmelin, la plus adorable de toutes.

Mais la princesse les chassait loin d'elle,
(son cœur était froid comme l'acier)
Des uns se moquait de leur allure,
Des autres ricanait de la taille.
Irmelin, la rose,
Irmelin, le soleil,
Irmelin, la plus adorable de toutes.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 - 1885), "Irmelin Rose"
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-13
Line count: 28
Word count: 141

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