by Ivar Andreas Åsen (1813 - 1896)
Eg heve freistat
Language: Norwegian (Nynorsk)
Eg heve freistat so einkvar Gong, um sjølv eg Stev kunde gjera; men sjeldan fekk eg so min Song, som helst han skulde vera. Difyre legg eg saa litet fram; eg vil ikkje Tidi spilla. Det skal ikkje verda so lang ein Glam, eg vil berre Harpe stilla.
Text Authorship:
- by Ivar Andreas Åsen (1813 - 1896) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941), "Eg heve freistat", op. 28 no. 4 (1896), published 1896, first performed 1896 [ voice and piano ], from Symra, no. 4, Leipzig, W. Hansen [sung text checked 1 time]
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