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I Skovens Fred Ved Elvens Bred, Der söger jeg et Hjem. Jeg kjender der et lidet Bo, I hvilket Himlens Tröst og Ro Er venligt tryllet frem. I Skovens Fred Ved Elvens Bred, Der söger jeg en Viv. Jeg veed en Viv der huld og god, Et ægte, trofast, kjærligt Blod, Og sund på Sjæl og Liv. I Skovens Fred Ved Elvens Bred, Der söger jeg en Grav. En Grav jeg veed der luun og varm, Som ta'er mig kjærligt i sin Arm, Fra Livets Sorg og Krav.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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- by Theodora Cormontan (1840 - 1922), "Ønsket", op. 1 (4 Sange for en Syngestemme med Piano) no. 2, published c1880 [voice and piano], Componistens Forlag. Kjöbenhavn, Wilhelm Hansen ; Stockholm, S. Levy ; Christiania, C. Warmuth [text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Mark DeGarmeaux) , title 1: "The wish", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Michael Jorgensen
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 88
In the forest's peace By the river's bank, There I seek a home. I know a little hut is there, In which heaven's comfort and rest Are kindly summoned forth. In the forest's peace By the river's bank, There I seek a wife. I know a wife there, kind and good, A genuine, loyal, loving type, And healthy in soul and life. In the forest's peace By the river's bank, There I seek a grave. A grave I know there cozy and warm, Which takes me tenderly in its arm, Away from life's sorrow and demand.
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- Translation from Norwegian (Bokmål) to English copyright © 2013 by Mark DeGarmeaux, (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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 96