Poems

Frida Frida, I knew that thy life-years were counted. If but before thee a lifting thought mounted, Upward thy gaze turned all wistful to view it, […]

From monte pincio Evening is coming, the sun waxes red, Radiant colors from heaven are beaming Life’s lustrous longings in infinite streaming;– Glory in death o’er […]

From the cantata for n. f. s. grundtvig His day was the greatest the Northland has seen, It one was with the midnight-sun’s wonders serene: The […]

Good cheer So let these songs their story tell To all who in the Northland dwell, Since many friends request it. (That Finland’s folk with them […]

GOOD-MORNING Day’s coming up now, joy’s returned, Sorrow’s dark cloud-castles captured and burned; Over the mountain-tops glowing Light-king his armies is throwing. “Up now, up now!” […]

Halfdan kjerulf Winter had sought his life’s tree to o’erthrow, Youthful and strong. But his blood’s vernal flow Saved it from death through the cold and […]

Hamar-made matches “Here your Hamar-made matches!”– Of them these verses I sang; A thought to which humor attaches, But yet to my heart sparks sprang. Sparks […]

Holger drachmann Spring’s herald, hail! You’ve rent the forest’s quiet? Your hair is wet, and you are leaf-strewn, dusty … With your powers lusty Have you […]

Hunting song Round us rolls the heather’s sheen, Heather’s sheen, ‘Neath the falcon of our queen, Of our queen. Birch and cherry balm exhale, Balm exhale, […]

Hymn of the puritans Arm me, Lord, my strength redouble, Heaven open, heed my trouble! God, if my cause Thine shall be, Grant a day of […]