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by Helge Rode (1870 - 1937)

Dengang Døden var i Vente
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Dengang Døden var i Vente,
gjorde Pjerrot Testamente,
lod i Hast Notaren hente
og sin Vilje sirligt prente.

(speaks) Det er Fest, det er Fest, tænkte Fanden!

"Mine Børn skal intet vente,
selv forsager jeg min Rente,
og de Venner, Fanden sendte,
dem maa Fanden gerne hente."

(speaks) Det er Fest, det er Fest, tænkte Fanden!

"Herr Notar! Hav da in mente,
som en Helgen Pjerrot endte,
thi han delte Gods og Rente
ud til lutter "Ubekendte".

(speaks) Det er Fest, det er Fest, tænkte Fanden!

Nu lod Pjerrot Præsten hente,
viste ham sit Testamente.
"Sig, Herr Præst, jeg tør vel vente,
Gud betaler mig min Rente."

(speaks) Det er Fest, det er Fest, tænkte Fanden!

Text Authorship:

  • by Helge Rode (1870 - 1937), "Dengang Døden var i Vente" [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), "Dengang Døden var i Vente", op. 41 no. 4, FS. 94 no. 4 (1920), from Moderen - Scenemusik, no. 4. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this page: Leif Møller

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 116

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