Prinsessen

Prinsessen sad højt i sit Jomfrubur,
Smågutten gik nede og blæste på Lur.
"Hvi blæser du altid, ti stille, du Små,
det hæfter min Tanke, som vide vil gå
nu når Sol går ned, nu når Sol går ned."

Prinsessen sad højt i sit Jomfrubur,
Smågutten lod være at blæse på Lur.
"Hvi tier du stille, blæs mere, du Små,
det løfter min Tanke, som vide vil gå,
nu når Sol går ned, nu når Sol går ned."

Prinsessen sad højt i sit Jomfrubur,
Smågutten tog atter og blæste på Lur.
Da græd hun i Aftnen og sukkede ud:
"O sig mig, hvad er det mig fejler, min Gud!"
Nu gik Solen ned, nu gik Solen ned.

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) , "Prinsessen", from Samlede Digte I - 1851-1870

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

by Richard Andersson (1851-1918) , "Prinsessen", 1868.
by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) , "Prinsessen", EG 133 (1871).
by Halfdan Kjerulf (1815-1868) , "Aftenstemning"
by Rikard Nordraak (1842-1866) , "Aftenstemning" [voice and piano]
by Johan August Söderman (1832-1876) , "Prinsessen", from Digte og Sange af Björnstjerne Björnson, no. 1.
by Hans Melcher Svensson (1882-1961) , "Aftenstemning", 1899. [voice and piano]

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "Abendstimmung", 1889-90, published 1892, from Seven Songs from the Norwegian, no. 1, also set in English
by Anna Teichmüller (1861-1940) , "Die Prinzessin", op. 3 no. 2, published 1905.

by Frederick Delius (1862-1934) , "Twilight Fancies", 1889-90, published 1892, from Seven Songs from the Norwegian, no. 1, also set in German

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Twilight Fancies

The Princess look'd forth from her maiden bow'r.
The horn of a herd-boy rang up from below.
"Oh, cease from thy playing, and haunt me no more,
Nor fetter my fancy that freely would soar,
When the sun goes down."

The Princess look'd forth from her maiden bow'r.
But mute was the horn that had call'd from below.
"Oh, why art thou silent? Beguile me once more.
Give wings to my fancy that freely would soar,
When the sun goes down."

The Princess look'd forth from her maiden bow'r.
The call of the horn rose again from below.
She wept in the twilight and bitterly sighed:
"What is it I long for? God help me!" she cried.
And the sun went down.

by F. S. Copeland

a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) , "Prinsessen", from Samlede Digte I - 1851-1870 GER

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) , "Twilight Fancies", 1889-90, published 1892, from Seven Songs from the Norwegian, no. 1, also set in German

Date added to the website: 2003-11-20.