En svane

Min hvide svane
du stumme, du stille,
hverken slag eller trille
lod sangrøst ane.

Angst beskyttende
alfen, som sover,
altid lyttende
gled du henover.

Men sidste mødet,
da eder og øjne
var lønlige løgne,
ja da, da lød det!

I toners føden
du slutted din bane.
Du sang i døden;
du var dog en svane!

by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) , "En svane", 1871, from Digte

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) , "En svane", op. 25 (Seks digt af Henrik Ibsen) no. 2 (1876), published 1876, also set in German

by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) , "Ein Schwan", op. 25 (Seks digt af Henrik Ibsen) no. 2 (1876), also set in Norwegian (Bokmål)

ITA Italian (Anna Maria Norberg-Schulz)

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