Poems

Landfall And that was Olaf Trygvason, Going o’er the North Sea grim, Straight for his home and kingdom steering, Where none awaited him. Now the first […]

Lector thaasen I read once of a flower that lonely grew, Apart, with trembling stem and pale of hue; The mountain-world of cold and strife Gave […]

Love Song Have you love for me, Yours my love shall be, While the days of life are flowing. Short was summer’s stay, Grass now pales […]

Love Thy Neighbor Love thy neighbor, to Christ be leal! Crush him never with iron-heel, Though in the dust he’s lying! All the living responsive await […]

Magnus the blind “Oh, let me look once again and see Starlight the heavens o’ersweeping!” Begged young Magnus on bended knee, It was sore to see. […]

Marit’s Song “Dance!” called the fiddle, Its strings loudly giggled, The bailiff’s man wriggled Ahead for a spree. “Hold!” shouted Ola And tripped him to tumbling, […]

Master or slave Lo, this land that lifts around it Threatening peaks, while stern seas bound it, With cold winters, summers bleak, Curtly smiling, never meek, […]

May seventeenth Wergeland’s statue on May seventeenth Saw the procession. And as its rear-guard, Slow marching masses, Strong men, and women with flower-decked presence; Come now […]

Mountain Song When you will the mountains roam And your pack are making, Put therein not much from home, Light shall be your taking! Drag no […]

Mrs. louise brun CHORUS (Behind the scenes) Farewell, farewell, From friends, from all, from fatherland! Your soul’s calm power is from us riven, Your words, your […]