Margretes Vuggesang

Nu løftes Laft og Lofte
Til Stjernehvælven blaa,
Nu flyver lille Haakon
Med Drømmevinger paa.

Der er en Stige stillet
Fra Jord til Himmel op,
Nu stiger lille Haakon
Med Englene tiltop.

Guds Engle smaa, de vaager
For Vuggebarnets Fred,
Gud sign' Dig, lille Haakon,
Din Moder vaager med!

by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) , "En Stue i Kongsgaarden", 1864, from Kongs-Emnerne

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

by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) , "Margretes Vuggesang", op. 15 (Romanser) no. 1 (1864-8), published 1868.

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "Wiegenlied", 1889-90, published 1892, from Seven Songs from the Norwegian, no. 6.

by Gustav Holst (1874-1934) , "Margrete's cradle song", op. 4 (Four songs) no. 2.

by Felix Paul Weingartner (1863-1942) , "Wiegenlied", op. 47 no. 4 (1909).

ITA Italian (Anna Maria Norberg-Schulz)
GER German [singable] (Franz (Friedrich) von Holstein)
ENG English [singable] (Frederick Corder)

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Wiegenlied

Nun hebt sich Dach und Decke 
zum Sternenhimmel auf;
Nun schwebt der kleine Haakon 
auf Flügeln des Traums hinauf.

Es reichet eine Leiter 
bis in den Himmel hinein;
Die wandert der kleine Haakon 
mit den lieben Engelein.

Die Engelein behüten 
mein Kind die ganze Nacht;
Gott segne dich, klein Haakon, 
auch deine Mutter wacht.

by Ludwig Passarge (1825-1912)

a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) , "En Stue i Kongsgaarden", 1864, from Kongs-Emnerne ENG ITA

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

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "Wiegenlied", 1889-90, published 1892, from Seven Songs from the Norwegian, no. 6.

Date added to the website: 2003-11-13.