Du fine hvide Æbleblomst!
Hvem gav dig dette Lykkeskær!
Ak, jeg er Solens Hjertenskær!

Hvor fik du denne Purpurglød,
Som brænder i din fine Hud?
Ak, jeg er Solens Foraasbrud!

Velsignet af min Brudgoms Kys
Jeg lever i hans Aandedrag
En kort lyksalig Foraarsdag.

Og naar hans sidste varme Kys
I Aftenrøden strejfer mig
Så hvisker jeg: Jeg elsker dig!

Og lukker mig og bøjer mig
Og drysser over Græsset ud
Mit hvide Flor, mit Bryllupsskrud.1

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¹ Nielsen adds "Jeg er Solens Hjertenskær!/ Ak, Solens Foraarsbrud!"

Text Authorship:

• by Ludvig Holstein (1864 - 1943), "Æbleblomst" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Paul von Klenau (1883 - 1946), "Æbleblomst", published 2010 [ voice and piano ], from 20 Sange til tekster af Ludvig Holstein, no. 16, Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Bibliotek [sung text not yet checked]
• by Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931), "Æbleblomst", op. 10 (Sange af Ludvig Holstein) no. 1, FS. 18 no. 1 (1894) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Emmy Schreck ; composed by Julius Bechgaard.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Fleur de pommier", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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