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by Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783 - 1872)

Udrundne er de gamle Dage
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Udrundne er de gamle Dage,
Som Floder i det store Hav,
Og hvor sig hviler nu den Svage,
Der fandt den Stærke og sin Grav;
Men lovet være Himlens Gud!
De Ædles Æt døer aldrig ud!

Mens Graven kastes, Vuggen gynger,
Og Liv udsletter Dødens Spor,
Saa immer sig igjen forynger
Hver ædel Slægt i Syd og Nord,
Og Mindet, som Guds Miskundhed,
Forplanter sig i tusind Led!

Saa lad derpaa da Syn os fæste,
Hvad Ædle kaldte Livets Lyst!
Ja, lad os kappes med de Bedste
Og vove kjæk med Død en Dyst!
At byde den og Graven Trods
Kan med Guds Hjælp og lykkes os! 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783 - 1872), no title [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 Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Udrundne er de gamle Dage", FS. 92 no. 2 (1917-1918) [ voice and piano ], from 2 Salmer, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Udrundne er de gamle dage", CNW 253, FS 95 no. 16, published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from 20 Folkelige Melodier, no. 16, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 107

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