Søvnen (Bjørnson, set by F. Delius, H. Kjerulf) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Da barnet sov ind med hånd under kind,
kom englene til med latter og spil.
Da barnet det våkned, stod moderen over:
Du smiler så vakkert, du små, når du sover!

Dets mor gik til Gud, og barnet kom ud,
det sovnede ind med tårer på kind,
men hørte straks latter og moderord ømme,
thi englene fulgte med barnlige drømme!

Snart blev det så stort, at tåren frøs bort.
Det sovnede ind med tanker i sind.
Men englene veg ej, de svævede over,
tog tanken og hvisked: hav fred, mens du sover.

Authorship

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910)

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

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Five Songs from the Norwegian

English

Halfdan Kjerulf (1815-1868)

Set in English, a translation of Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG

Frederick Delius (1862-1934)

Five Songs from the Norwegian

Norwegian (Bokmål)

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