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Holder du af mig, holder jeg af dig alle mine levedage; sommeren var kort, græsset blegner bort, kommer med vor leg tilbage. Hvad du sa' ifjor, husker jeg i år sidder som en fugl i karmen, kakker på og slår, synger lidt og spår lykke under solevarmen. Litli-litli-lu! hører du mig nu, gutten bag ved birkehejen? ordene vil gå, mørket falder på, kanske du kan vise vejen. Sjo-i, sjo-i, hys! sang jeg om et kys? nej, det gjorde jeg vist ikke. Hørte du det, du? kom det ej i hu, jeg vil lade afbud skikke. [O]1 godnat, godnat! drømmen har mig fat, den om dine milde øjne og de tavse ord, som af krogen fór, o, de vare så forfløjne! Nu jeg lukker til, er der mer, du vil? tonerne tilbage trille, lokker mig og ler, ville du mig mer? aftnen er så varm og stille.
W. Peterson-Berger sets stanzas 1-2, 5
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- by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), "Holder du af mig", appears in En glad gut, first published 1860 [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 Johan Ole Emil Horneman (1809 - 1870), "Holder du af mig, holder jeg af dig" [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Rikard Nordraak (1842 - 1866), "Holder du af mig" [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867 - 1942), "Holder du af mig", op. 12 no. 3 (1896), stanzas 1-2,5, from Marits visor, no. 3 [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "Holder du af mig", 1873 [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Edmund Lobedanz (1820 - 1882) , appears in Björnstjerne Björnson's Bauernnovellen, Hildburghausen, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Volume II, p. 89-90, first published 1865 FRE ; composed by Ernst Paul Flügel.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Si tu tiens à moi", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:21
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Word count: 146
Si tu tiens à moi, Je tiendrai à toi Pour tous les jours de ma vie. L'été fut court, L'herbe a jauni et disparu, Elle reviendra avec nos jeux. Ce que tu dis l'an passé Je m'en souviens cette année, C'est comme un oiseau au bord de la fenêtre Qui frappe et pépie, Chantonne et prédit Le bonheur au chaud soleil. Litli-litli-lu ! M'entends-tu maintenant, Mon ami, derrière les bouleaux ? Mes paroles s'envolent, L'obscurité tombe, Peut-être peux-tu voir le chemin. Sjo-i, sjo-i, chut ! Est-ce que je chante pour un baiser ? Non, avec sagesse je ne l'ai pas fait. L'as-tu entendu, toi ? Ne te monte pas la tête, Je m'en excuse. Ô bonne nuit, bonne nuit ! Un rêve m'a étreinte, Celui de tes doux yeux Et des paroles silencieuses Qui s'en échappent, Ô, c'était si irréfléchi ! Maintenant je ferme, En veux-tu davantage ? Les chansons en retour M'attirent et rient, Me veux-tu davantage ? Le soir est si chaud et calme.
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- Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 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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- a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832 - 1910), "Holder du af mig", appears in En glad gut, first published 1860
Text added to the website: 2013-09-02 00:00:00
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:05:19
Line count: 36
Word count: 166