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Du fatter ej Bølgernes evige Gang (The Poet’s Heart)

by Edvard Grieg From Hjertets Melodier (1864)

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Du fatter ej Bølgernes evige Gang (The Poet’s Heart)
Norwegian source: Hans Christian Andersen

Du fatter ej Bølgernes evige Gang,
Ej Aanden, som svulmer i Tonernes Klang.
Ej Følelsen dybt i Blomstens Duft,
Sollysets Flamme mod Storm og Luft,
De Fugles Kvidren af Længsel og Lyst,
og tror dog, Du fatter en Digters Bryst?

Der svulmer det mer end i Bølgerns Gang,
der findes jo Kilden til hver en Sang,
Der vokser Blomster med evig Duft,
der brænder det uden den kjølende Luft,
Der kæmpe Aander i Længsel og Lyst.
De kæmpe mod Døden dybt i hans Bryst!

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Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in…

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