by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906)
Med en vandlilje
Language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
Se, Marie, hvad jeg bringer; blomsten med de hvide vinger. På de stille strømme båren svam den drømmetung i våren. Vil du den til hjemmet vie fæst den på dit bryst, Marie; bag dens blade da sig dølge vil en dyp og stille bølge. Vogt dig, barn, for tjernets strømme. Farligt, farligt der at drømme! Nøkken lader som han sover; liljer leger ovenover. Barn, din barm er tjernets strømme. Farligt, farligt der at drømme; liljer leger ovenover; nøkken lader som han sover.
Text Authorship:
- by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), "Med en vandlilje", written 1871, appears in Digte [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 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Med en vandlilje", op. 25 (Seks digt af Henrik Ibsen) no. 4 (1876), published 1876 [ voice and piano ], Copenhagen [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "With a water-lily", copyright © 2023
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Avec un nénuphar", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Mit einer Wasserlilie"
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Anna Maria Norberg-Schulz) , "Con una ninfea", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Con un nenúfar", copyright © 2008, (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.
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