Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren

Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren,
skjøndt endnu den ej er baaren,
jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren
som Længsler til Længsler lagt.
Saa slutter de to en Pagt --:
at lokke paa Sol med Liste,
saa Vinteren Nød maa friste,
at slippe et Kor af Bække,
saa Sangen ham maa forskrække,
at jage ham ud af Luften
med idelig Blomsterduften, --
jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren!

by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) , "Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren", from Fiskerjenten

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) , "Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren", op. 21 (Fire Dikt fra Fiskerjenten) no. 3 (1870-2), published 1873.
by (Johan Gustaf) Emil Sjögren (1853-1918) , "Jeg giver mit Digt til Våren", op. 1 (Fyra dikter af Ibsen och Björnson) no. 2 (1876). [voice and piano]

GER German [singable] (Franz (Friedrich) von Holstein)
ENG English [singable] (Frederick Corder)

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To Springtime my song I utter

To Springtime my song I utter,
that back to us he may flutter,
both laden with fancies sweet
in friendly affection meet.
They smile and the sun is brightened;
old winter is scared and frightened;
to join them the brook comes bubbling,
his spirit the song is troubling,
and, chased from their secret bowers,
light winds bring the breath of flowers.
To Springtime my song I utter!

Singable translation by Frederick Corder (1852-1932) , "To Springtime my song I utter"

a text in Norwegian (Bokmål) by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) , "Jeg giver mit Digt til Vaaren", from Fiskerjenten GER

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

[ None yet in the database ]

Date added to the website: 2009-03-22.