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

Ingebjørg
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Chosen for Diff
Din Hånd er barket Ingebjørg, er solbrændt, ru og rød,
den klapper Deig tilsammen og triller det til Brød,
den sørger for Turistens Tarv,
dens Ledemod har Bondens Marv,
den satte Folk mod Væggen,
i fald de kom for nær.

Dit Bryst er hvælvet, Ingebjørg, lig Bræens høje Sne,
men ingen Fjeldbestiger får Underet at se;
som Fjeldets Fon bag Skodden stærk,
det drømmer bag en Blågarns Særk
og vågner det hos Nogen,
det er i Guttens Favn.

Din Sjæl er nobel, Ingebjørg, ja, ja, det tror jeg godt,
når i en Højfjeldsverden Ens Børnesko blev trådt.
Ej Sært om Alt hvad du har gjort
og tænkt og følt blev rent og stort;
vel mødt i Højloftsalen,
vær hilset, Ingebjørg, vær hilset, Ingebjørg!

Text Authorship:

  • by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Ingebjørg" [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), "Ingebjørg", op. 44 ("Reiseminder fra Fjeld og Fjord" af Holger Drachmann) no. 4 (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) , "Ingebjørg", 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: 18
Word count: 123

Ingebjørg
Language: French (Français)  after the Danish (Dansk) 
Chosen for Diff
Ingebjørg, ta main est halée, rugueuse et rouge,
elle pétri la pâte et la roule pour faire du pain,
elle pourvoit au besoin des touristes,
ses membres sont ceux d’un paysan.
Elle a su mettre les gens à leur place
s'ils approchaient de trop près.

Ta poitrine est bombée, Ingebjørg, comme la neige des glaciers ;
mais aucun alpiniste ne verra ce prodige ;
semblable à la neige du sommet, forte derrière la brume,
elle rêve sous une chemise de laine bleue,
et si elle s'éveille avec quelqu'un,
c'est dans les bras du jeune homme.

Ton âme est noble, Ingebjørg ; oui, oui, je le crois volontiers,
quand on a usé ses souliers d'enfant dans le monde des hautes montagnes.
Il n’est pas étonnant que tout ce que tu as fait,
pensé et ressenti soit demeuré pur et grand ;
bienvenue dans la grande salle du grenier.
sois saluée, Ingebjørg, sois saluée, Ingebjørg !

Text Authorship:

  • 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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Based on:

  • a text in Danish (Dansk) by Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (1846 - 1908), "Ingebjørg"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 149

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