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by Ludvig Holstein (1864 - 1943)

Det var en nat ved Elversø
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Our translations:  FRE
Det var en nat ved Elversø
i Danmarks svale sommer.
Kratrose sov ved caprifol
af sødme tung og mæt af sol.
Jeg så dit ansigt, elvermø;
men natten går og kommer.

Jeg så dit ansigt, elvermø,
i Danmarks svale sommer.
Forelsket sov en soldag ind
ved midnatsmulmets hede kind.
Dit kys jeg fik ved elversø.
Men natten går og kommer.

Du kyssede mig, elvermø,
i Danmarks svale sommer.
I blomst stod nattens blege hyld
for dine søde øjnes skyld.
Nu må jeg gå ved elversø,
mens natten går og kommer.

Nun må jeg gå ved elversø
i Danmarks svale sommer
og tænke på hin midnatsstund,
da nat og dag lå muind ved mund.
Forsvundet er hver elvermø. -
Men natten går og kommer.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Ludvig Holstein (1864 - 1943), 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 Finn Høffding (1899 - 1997), "Elvervise", op. 1 (1920) [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Hilda Sehested (1858 - 1936), "Elvervise" [sung text not yet checked]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "C'était une nuit près du lac aux elfes", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 122

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