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by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952)
Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Tora synger
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål) 
Our translations:  FRE
Gaverne hans de var snare at gjemme,
for han eiet ei gods på denne jord.
Feilene hans de var lette at glemme,
men aldri så glemmer jeg hans ord.

Dansene hans de var vilde og gale,
mig var han lydig og saa tam.
Hælen hans slo taket i Lændsmandens sale
og aldrig så jeg nogen som ham.

Armene hans de var myge at kjende,
og øiet hans var blaat som en sjø.
Viserne sine de sang han uden ende,
sang like til den dag han måtte dø.

Dagene mine de blir saare lange,
og døden saa unådig og saa sen.
Tankerne mine de blir ofte saa mange
og enda saa har jeg bare en, bare en.

Text Authorship:

  • by Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952) [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 Johannes Haarklou (1847 - 1925), "Tora synger", op. 32 (Fem Romancer) no. 2 (1908) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

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


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 116

Tora chante
Language: French (Français)  after the Norwegian (Bokmål) 
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Ses cadeaux, il était facile de les cacher,
car il ne possédait aucun bien sur cette terre.
Ses défauts, il était facile de les oublier,
mais jamais je n’oublie ses paroles.

Ses danses étaient sauvages et folles,
avec moi, il était si bon et si doux.
Sa parole pouvait aussi bien plaire que commander,
avec moi, il parlait avec la douceur d’un agneau..

Ses bras étaient doux au toucher,
et son œil était bleu comme la mer.
Ses chansons, il les chantait sans fin,
jusqu’au jour où il dut mourir.

Mes journées deviennent douloureusement longues
et la mort, si impitoyable et si lente.
Mes pensées sont souvent nombreuses
et pourtant, je n’en ai qu’une seule.

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  • Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) 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: 2026-10-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 115

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