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De sidste gæster vi fulgte til grinden; farvellets rester tog nattevinden. I tifold öde lå haven og huset, Hvor toner söde Mig nys berused. Det var en fest kun för natten den sorte; Hun var en gæst kun, -- og nu er hun borte.
Authorship:
- by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), "Borte!", 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 Eyvind Alnæs (1872 - 1932), "Borte" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tor Aulin (1866 - 1914), "Borte!" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Borte", op. 25 (Seks digt af Henrik Ibsen) no. 5 (1876), published 1876 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Kjell Habbestad (b. 1955), "Borte" [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Victor Emanuel Bendix.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Nigel Parker) , "Gone", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Partie !", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Geschieden"
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 43
Nous avons accompagné les derniers hôtes à la grille ; le vent de la nuit emporta les bribes des au revoir. La solitude était décuplée sur la mer et dans la maison où de doux échos m'avaient tantôt grisé. Ce n'était qu'une fête avant la nuit noire ; Elle n'était qu'une invitée, et maintenant elle est loin.
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- Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) to French (Français) copyright © 2012 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), "Borte!", written 1871, appears in Digte
This text was added to the website: 2012-02-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 57