by Ivar Andreas Åsen (1813 - 1896)
Translation Singable translation by Eugen von Enzberg (1858 - 1908) and by Johanna Plockross-Pohly
Det er ein Ting, som oss tidt maa undra
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Det er ein Ting, som oss tidt maa undra, at stort og smaatt skal seg alltid sundra, at alt det store skal Vyrdnad faa, so ingi Æra naar til det smaa. Det var vel lett, naar ein slapp aa grava, naar utan Stræv ein fekk Æra hava, naar den fekk Prisen, som kravde mest og berre kallad' seg alltid best. Det trur no mange den gamle Læra, at tyngste Verket er største Æra. Det trur no mange, det Folk er best, som krever minst og som strævar mest.
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Text Authorship:
- by Ivar Andreas Åsen (1813 - 1896), no title, appears in Etterstev, no. 3 [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), "Det er ein Ting", op. 75 no. 12 [voice and piano], from Symra - Ein Tulftmed Visor og Rim = Symra - En Tylft Viser og Rim = Windrose - Ein Zwölfer Lieder und Reime, no. 12, Copenhagen: W. Hansen, also set in Danish (Dansk), also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Gustav Hetsch (1867 - 1935) GER ; composed by Christian Sinding.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Eugen von Enzberg (1858 - 1908) DAN and by Johanna Plockross-Pohly DAN ; composed by Christian Sinding.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 88
Es giebt ein Ding
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Es giebt ein Ding, das ich nicht kann fassen: Warum das Grosse nur gelten lassen? Warum dem Grossen all' Ehre weih'n? Warum nicht schätzen gross, und auch klein? Das wär' wohl leicht für gar manchen Laffen: das Ziel erreichen, und doch nicht schaffen, den Preis empfah'n, weil man fordert ihn und als den Besten sich stellet hin! Doch gilt für Viele die alte Lehre, dass schwerste Arbeit giebt höchste Ehre, und Viele Dem geben höchsten Preis, der wenig fordert, doch strebt mit Fleiss.
From the Sinding score.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Eugen von Enzberg (1858 - 1908) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- Singable translation by Johanna Plockross-Pohly [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Nynorsk) by Ivar Andreas Åsen (1813 - 1896), no title, appears in Etterstev, no. 3
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), "Es giebt ein Ding", op. 75 no. 12 [voice and piano], from Symra - Ein Tulftmed Visor og Rim = Symra - En Tylft Viser og Rim = Windrose - Ein Zwölfer Lieder und Reime, no. 12, Copenhagen: W. Hansen, also set in Norwegian (Nynorsk), also set in Danish (Dansk) [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-23
Line count: 12
Word count: 83