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Rosenknop saa fast og rundt, Dejlig som en Pigemund! Jeg dig kysser som min Brud, Yndigt mer du springer ud. Nok et Kys dig Læben sender, Føl, hvor jeg brænder! Jeg vil skrifte, som sig bør: Ingen har jeg kysset før! Ingen Pige venter mig, Rose, jeg maa kysse dig. Ak, du ej min Længsel kjender, Føl, hvor jeg brænder! Med hvert Kys du faar en Sang, Naar du da er Støv engang, Sangen kalder dig ihu, Ingen kyssed mig, kun Du! Kun ved Dig jeg Kysset kjender, Føl, hvor jeg brænder! Danmarks Døttre ved min Grav Sige for hver Sang jeg gav: "Han just havde Kys fortjent!" Herligt sagt, men lidt forsent; Løn mig, mens jeg er i live! Kys I mig give!
Authorship:
- by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Rosenknoppen", written 1836, appears in Digte [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 August Enna (1859 - 1939), "Rosenknoppen", published 1900 [ voice and piano ], from [Sechs] Lieder von H.C. Andersen für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Leipzig, W. Hansen, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907), "Rosenknoppen", op. 18 (Romanser og sanger) no. 8 (1865-9), published 1869 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853 - 1918), "Rosenknoppen", 1874 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by August Enna.
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Le bouton de rose", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 24
Word count: 124
Bouton de rose, si ferme et si rond, Aussi charmant que la bouche d'une fille ! Je t'embrasse comme ma fiancée, Encore plus délicieuse quand tu t'épanouis. Il suffit à tes lèvres d'envoyer un baiser, Petite, pour m'enflammer ! Je veux confesser ce qui se doit : Je n'ai jamais embrassé auparavant ! Aucune fille ne m'attend, Rose, il faut que je t'embrasse. Hélas, tu ne connais pas la langueur, Petite, où je me consume ! Pour chaque baiser tu auras une chanson, Quand un jour tu seras poussière, Tu te rappelleras la chanson, Personne ne m'a embrassé, seule toi ! Avec toi seule j'ai connu le baiser, Petite, combien je brûle ! Filles du Danemark auprès de ma tombe Vous direz pour chaque chanson que j'ai composée : « Il avait juste mérité un baiser ! » Admirablement dit, mais un peu trop tard ; Récompensez-moi tandis que je suis en vie ! Donnez-moi un baiser !
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- Translation from Danish (Dansk) 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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Based on:
- a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), "Rosenknoppen", written 1836, appears in Digte
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-07
Line count: 24
Word count: 158