Poems

On a wife’s death With death’s dark eye acquainted she had been made ere this, When to her son, her first-born, she gave the farewell kiss, […]

On the death of n. f. s. grundtvig E’en as the Sibyl in Northland-dawn drew Forth from the myth-billows gliding, Told all the past, all the […]

Open water! Open water, open water! All the weary winter’s yearning Bursts in restless passion burning. Scarce is seen the blue of ocean, And the hours […]

Our Country 1859 A land there is, lying near far-northern snow, Where only the fissures life’s springtime may know. But surging, the sea tells of great […]

Our forefathers High memories with power Shine through the wintry North On every peak’s white tower, On Kattegat so swarth. All is so still and spacious, […]

Our language Thou, who sailest Norse mountain-air, And Denmark’s songs by the cradle singest, Who badest in Hald the war-flames flare, And, heard in our children’s […]

Over The Lofty Mountains Wonder I must, what I once may see Over the lofty mountains! Eyes shall meet only snow, may be; Standing here, each […]

Oyvind’s Song Lift thy head, thou undaunted youth! Though some hope may now break, forsooth, Brighter a new one and higher Shall throe eye fill with […]

P. a. munch Many forms belong to greatness. He who now has left us bore it As a doubt that made him sleepless, But at last […]

Per bo Once I knew a noble peasant From a line of men large-hearted. Light and strength were in his mind, Lifted like a peak clear-lined […]