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by Johan Martinus Nielsen Skjoldborg (1861 - 1936)

Når vinteren rinder 
Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Når vinteren rinder i grøft og i grav
og rugens krøllede blade
sig ranker i solen, som spejles i hav
jeg griber med længsel, knap ved jeg deraf
min hakke, min skovl og min spade.

Jeg hvæsser på stenen den rustnede æg
og retter den bøjede plade
så springer jeg uden for mur og for væg
hvor marken har klumper og mosen har klæg
med min hakke, min skovl og min spade.

Jeg lytter til vårens syngende kor,
til lærken, den jublende glade,
vi kender hinanden fra somren ifjor,
den kvidrer, jeg grøfter og graver min jord
med min hakke, min skovl og min spade.

Når solen går ned i et luende bål
bag lynghedens vidtstrakte flade,
jeg retter min ryg og jeg skimter et mål
da blåner og blinker det blanktslidte stål
i min hakke, min skovl og min spade.

Text Authorship:

  • by Johan Martinus Nielsen Skjoldborg (1861 - 1936) [author's text not yet checked 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 Johannes Torrild , "Når vinteren rinder", in the collection Sangbogen, Edition Wilhelm Hansen [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Leif Møller

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-14
Line count: 20
Word count: 141

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