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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Frejdig flyver den unge Fugl

Language: Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: FRE

Frejdig flyver den unge Fugl; 
hvorfor stække dens Fjædre? 
Tidsnok bliver den gammel; -- 
blev Sangene derfor bedre?

Ungdom er vel ej altid nok,
maa gaa i Visdommens Lære;
der var dog den Visdom, som gav sit Liv
for Yngling én Time at være.

Men ingen Sanger, om nok saa ung,
som kunde lidt mer end rime.
gav for den graasprængte Tinding
én eneste tankeles Time.

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Text Authorship:

by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), no title, appears in Ranker og roser, in Første Afdeling, first published 1879 [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 Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Frejdig flyver den unge Fugl", op. 4 no. 6, published 1866 [ baritone and piano ], from Ranker og Roser, no. 6, 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 Christian Sinding.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Un jeune oiseau vole avec confiance", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Un jeune oiseau vole avec confiance

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Un jeune oiseau vole avec confiance ;
pourquoi lui rogner les ailes ?
Il sera bientôt vieux,
Sera-t-il alors un meilleur chanteur ?

La jeunesse n'est pas toujours suffisante,
il faut faire l'apprentissage de la sagesse ;
Pourtant bien des sages donneraient leur vie
pour être adolescent une heure.

Mais aucun chanteur aussi jeune soit-il
pouvant faire un peu plus d'une rime
ne donnerait pour des tempes grisonnantes
une seule heure sans réfléchir.

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a text in Danish (Dansk) by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), no title, appears in Ranker og roser, in Første Afdeling, first published 1879
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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 69