Songs

Lyse Nætter

by Agathe Backer Grøndahl

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'Lyse nætter'. Recorded by TallWall Media. 

Text

Lyse Nætter
Danish source: Holger Drachmann

Paa Stranden skælver ej det mindste Blad;
Her ruller Søen sølvblank ud sit Bad,
Og Solnedgangen lejrer sig derover.
I Himlen smeltes ind de bløde Vover,
Du skuer mod uendelige Sletter
Af Barndomsminder uden mørke Pletter,
Vemodig glad: -
De lyse- Nætter, ak de lyse Nætter!

Composer

Agathe Backer Grøndahl

The composer, pianist and teacher Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907) was born in Holmestrand, Norway and died in Kristiania (today Oslo) in 1907. After initial resistance, her parents recognised her considerable talent and supported her musical…

Poet

Holger Drachmann

Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann was a Danish poet, dramatist and painter. 

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