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by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Prolog
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Chosen for Diff
Jeg ved ej hvad der rører sig så sælsomt i mit Bryst;
mon Kvinden, som sig venter, sittrer i samme Lyst:
en Anelsernes Gysen med stille Brand i Kind,
og så med Et, så skjærer Lykken som en Jubel ind.

Jeg ved ej hvad der fører mig i disse Verdner ind;
hvad har jeg vel tilfælles med Snefon og med Tind:
Jo, jo, mit eget lille fast uselige Jeg,
o Fjeldeskjød vil ind og blive Foster hos dig.

Og når dit Hjerte rører sig, så slår det i mit Bryst,
vi To, som samme Verdner sittrer i samme Lyst.
En Strøm af Renhed stræber op højt over Bræ og Tind,
og gjennem Elvens Hulken som en Føselsjubel ind.

Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Prolog" [author's text not yet checked 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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Prolog", op. 44 ("Reiseminder fra Fjeld og Fjord" af Holger Drachmann) no. 1 (1886), published 1886 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Prologue", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-08-20
Line count: 12
Word count: 118

Prologue
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Chosen for Diff
Je ne sais ce qui s'agite si étrangement dans ma poitrine ;
peut-être la femme qui m'attend frémit-elle du même désir :
un frisson de pressentiments, les joues doucement embrasées,
puis soudain le bonheur nous transperce comme un cri de joie.

Je ne sais pas ce qui m'entraîne vers ces mondes ;
qu'ai-je donc de commun avec les névés et les cimes ?
Mais oui, mais oui ! mon pauvre petit moi, si humble et si dérisoire,
rêve au sein des montagnes pour devenir leur enfant.

Et lorsque ton cœur s'agite, il bat dans ma poitrine ;
nous deux, habitants d'un même monde, frémissons d'un même désir.
Un flot de pureté s'élève bien au-dessus des glaciers et des cimes,
et traverse les sanglots du fleuve comme une jubilation de naissance.

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  • Translation from Danish (Dansk) to French (Français) copyright © 2026 by Pierre Mathé, (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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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 124

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