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Laengsel

Language: Danish

Storm, hvem gav dig din aande?
Bölge, hvem gav dig vinger?
Og du fuglen höit i det tindrende blå,
hvem kaldte dig over bjerget?
Forvidst, jeg det ved.
Der gives en gammel melodi,
den gaves ved menneskets födsel,
aartusinder döde, den kunde
ei med dagenes livslarm gå under.
Laengsel, laengsel, drivende magt!
Guden, som ler trods i laenker lagt,
hemlig de nölende töilen gi'r,
styrter de drukne i afgrund ned,
dagenes solskin, naetternes sjael
laengsel, laengsel, drivende magt!


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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Set in German, original text by Anna (Nuhn) Ritter (1865-1921) ENG DAN [text unavailable]

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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