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Skovensomhed
Danish source: Emil Aarestrup

Igennem bøgeskoven
jeg dig ved hånden førte;
der var så grønt og køligt,
vi nattergalen hørte.

Det var som hele verden
med blomster og med grene,
med skyer og med stjerner
tilhørte os alene.

Vi talte ikke sammen,
vi kunne intet sige,
som snoede, tause ranker,
ensomme, lykkelige.

Så frit, afsides var det,
så ubevogtet, stille,
det var, som om vi intet
mer ønskede og ville.

Composer

Peter Heise

Peter Arnold Heise was a Danish composer. Read more here.

Poet

Emil Aarestrup

Carl Ludvig Emil Aarestrup was a Danish physician and poet. He only published one volume of poetry during his lifetime, but the originality of his work has earned him a lasting place in the Danish literary canon.

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