Text & Translation
Solveigs Vuggesang (Solveig's Cradle Song)
Norwegian source:
Henrik Ibsen
Jeg skal vugge dig, jeg skal våge.
Gutten har siddet på sin Moders Fang.
De to har leget hele Livsdagen lang.
Gutten har hvilet ved sin Moders Bryst
hele Livsdagen lang. Grud signe dig, min Lyst!
Gutten har ligget til mit Hjerte tæt
hele Livsdagen lang. Nu er han så træt.
Sov, du dyreste Gutten min!
Jeg skal vugge dig, jeg skal våge.
Sleep, my treasure, my baby boy
English translation ©
F. Corder
I will rock and watch over my darling,
Crooning lullabies with fondness rife,
May he recall them all the days of his life;
May Mother’s bosom ward off all annoy
All the days of his life. Ah Heaven, that were joy!
On mother’s bosom he shall safely rest
All the days of his life, so weary and distrest.
Sleep my treasure, my baby boy,
I will rock and watch over my darling.
© 2014 Naxos
Reproduced by kind permission.
Solveigs Vuggesang (Solveig's Cradle Song)
Norwegian source:
Henrik Ibsen
Sleep, my treasure, my baby boy
English source:
F. Corder
Sov, du dyreste Gutten min!
Sleep, my treasure, my baby boy,
Jeg skal vugge dig, jeg skal våge.
I will rock and watch over my darling,
Gutten har siddet på sin Moders Fang.
Crooning lullabies with fondness rife,
De to har leget hele Livsdagen lang.
May he recall them all the days of his life;
Gutten har hvilet ved sin Moders Bryst
May Mother’s bosom ward off all annoy
hele Livsdagen lang. Grud signe dig, min Lyst!
All the days of his life. Ah Heaven, that were joy!
Gutten har ligget til mit Hjerte tæt
On mother’s bosom he shall safely rest
hele Livsdagen lang. Nu er han så træt.
All the days of his life, so weary and distrest.
Sov, du dyreste Gutten min!
Sleep my treasure, my baby boy,
Jeg skal vugge dig, jeg skal våge.
I will rock and watch over my darling.
Composer
Poet
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential…