Til A. Bournonville [Et Folkesagn igjennem Slægter lever]
Et Folkesagn igjennem Slægter lever,
Det I sig selv har Magt mod Tidens Haand,
Dit Folkesagn til Skjønheds Digt sig hæver,
Det lever ved sin Poesi og Aand!
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Paa Slottet Chillon
Vilde Fjelde, speilklar Søe,
Skumle Slot paa Klippe-Ø,
Jeg hos Eder troer paa Trende:
Frihed, Byron og paa hende!
Nu kun Aand til Adel hæver,
Blodet til slig Kraft ei veed;
Konger døe, men Frihed lever,
Frihed, Kunst og Kjærlighed!
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Poesien [1849]
Der er et herligt Land,
Det kaldes Poesien;
Det naaer i Himlen op,
Det rummes i en Rosenknop,
Og Hjerte-Melodien
Boer paa dets grønne Strand.
Der faaes det rige Guld,
Hvorved Du Verdner vinder;
Der bliver Hjertet ungt;
Og er Dig Livet altfor tungt,
Du Jacobsstigen finder
Til Himlen underfuld.
Der til et Skjønheds Digt
Sig Hverdags-Livet hæver;
Du føler, Gud er nær.
Det Forbigangne lever der;
Den stærke Tænker bæver,
Saa stort er her, saa rigt!
Hvor Verden savner Ord,
Den liden Fugl har Sange;
Held Dig, som her blev Drot!
Ved Dig, alt Sandt og Skjønt og Godt,
— Trods Paradisets Slange -
Slaaer Glorie om vor Jord!
Det Aandens Hindostan,
Det Hjem for Melodien,
Det Pagtens Land med Gud,
Som staaer, naar Verdner slettes ud,
Det kaldes Poesien,
Det Lysets Fædreland!
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Gud Fader i Himlen, hvor er Du dog god!
Gud Fader i Himlen, hvor er Du dog god!
Jeg føler dit Aandedrag gjennem mit Blod.
Du løfter, Du leder, beskjermer og glæder,
Dit Smiil er selv i de Taarer, jeg græder.
Hvor Verden er deilig, og Mennesket med!
Ja, Ordet, som skabte, er Kjærlighed!
Jeg lever, jeg jubler, min Fryd er saa stor,
At jeg i Dig paa en Evighed troer;
Og var selv mit Liv kun den flygtende Stund,
Det var dog et Kys af din Fadermund.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Spanien, hvilken Rigdom har Du
Spanien, hvilken Rigdom har Du
af Naturens Deilighed;
Palmeskov og Cactus-Vildhed,
udbrændt Ørken, Blomsterbed.
Skjønheds Skikkelser her vandre,
malerisk er hver en Dragt,
Og om dine Kyster svulmer
Havet i sin Storheds Magt.
Maurerfolket gav Dig Minder,
hvori Aand og Skjønhed boer;
Ved Cervantes og Murillo
er i Snillets Hjem Du stor;
Og din Nutid eier Ungdom,
Munkene Du fra Dig jog;
Spaniens Blomstren forudseer jeg
lyse vil i Fremtids Bog.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Man siger, at i Spanien Qvinden
Man siger, at i Spanien Qvinden
Har krigerisk Mandsmod og Aand;
Man siger, at Spanierinden
Har en Dolk ved sit Strømpebaand;
Man siger, — man siger saa Meget;
Tro ikke hver snaksom Tourist:
Et Barnesind, let og bevæget,
Har Spanierinden forvist,
Der er en Sladdren, en Latter,
Du seirende hæver din Haand, -
Ja, da har Spaniens Datter
En Dolk ved sit Strømpebaand.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Best Girl
She is tall
She is smart
She has a heart
These other girls
They are fake
There isn't a think they can make
This girl has beautiful eyes
Looking as those in hurt
She has a story
One I can't wait to explore
I need her more than ever
In times I cant handle the most
She is clever
And knows how to pull that lever
That lever to make pain flush away
Here she is
Please say she will stay
Help make my life better
poem by Becka Rhodes
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Med Thorvaldsens Statue
Slaa Du med Aand og Tale,
Som han med Hamren slaaer!
Dit Navn da i Stændersale
Hugget for Slægter staaer.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Dødsenglen flyver i slimet Ham
Dødsenglen flyver i slimet Ham
Atter om Land og Rige.
Frygten er død; mit Hjerte fornam:
Hvad har vel Døden at sige?
Død er et Skridt kun videre frem,
Opad det gaaer gjennem Smerte;
Gud har beredt os det herligste Hjem;
Ei døer vor Aand og vort Hjerte:
De, som alt her i Øinenes Glar
Viste den Skikkelse, Sjælen har,
Sjælen, der lever og virke vil,
Naar ei vor Jord og dens Stjerner er til.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Broderet paa et Guitarbaand
Broderet paa et Guitarbaand
til en Kriger
Sang i Hjerte, Sværd i Haand,
Over Dig den danske Aand.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Til Fru Julie Sødring
Du kommer som Digtningens gode Aand
Og lægger paa den Velsignelsens Haand;
Du virker med Hjertet og med Humeuret,
Lunet straaler i Skjønhedssløret.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Seven Basic Machines
'First the pulley. With these window-washers haul
themselves up to the tip-top or drop'.
'Yes', she said, with minimal interest. 'Next'.
'Then there's the lever. Useful for prising treasure'.
'Very well, she said, 'but I can't tell you how I try
never to pry'.
'Well, there's the wheel. Often invented, excellent for gliding
singly, in tandem, in trio or more'.
'Of course', said she, 'and number four'?
'Um', I said, starting to perspire,
and giving my brains a wrench-'the plane, if you desire'.
'I've never been inclined. Continue please'.
'The wedge', I said, recalling that
a wedge could not be beaten for
dividing night from day and dog from cat.
'Then there's the screw', I muttered, turning blue.
'Let's come back to that.
'Continue'.
'Lever, ah, pulley, plane, wedge, ah, screw, wheel,
What's last'? She thought and thought
and finally calmly cried: 'the high heel'!
poem by Morgan Michaels
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Med Sammes 'Sicilianske Skizzer og Noveller
Sicilien er Skjønheds Hjem,
Det siger man med Rette;
Dog er — det tør jeg sige frem -
Her paa vor egen Slette
Een Ting meer skjøn; men hvilken? hvem?
Ja, det maa selv De gjætte!
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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C. Hauch
I Nattedæmring saae du Guds Natur,
Mens Skygger steeg paa Capitoliets Muur,
Du kyndigt tegned' dem med Kunstner-Haand,
Og gav dit Billed' ægte Romer-Aand.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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The Waydown
On the waydown they saw a lot they dont remember
And if you asked them how, they couldnt say how they got there
And if you want them now you could just pull on the lever
And say, Im hung up on gravity.
You move your mouth and you start to talk
You close your eyes and then lose the thought
Whats mine is mine and whats yours you probably got
And we all fall
On the waydown they saw alot they dont remember
And if you asked them how, theyd say gravitys how they got there
And if you want them now you could just pull on the lever
And say, Im hung up on this decade.
They found some shelves on a schools sand house
They created pagers to collect all their calls
Whats mine is mine and whats yours and we all always fall
And we fall
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Thunderbolt
As a child I saw lightning
making blue sparks
on the back porch
and running over the iron rocks
into the old house against the hillock.
I could smell the thunderbolts
and it smacked down, much louder
than a gun
and as a small child
lightning did not scare me
and I walked in the rain
in a thunderstorm.
Until a day
where cattle fell dead around me
and then I got the real significance
of thunder
and now they press a thunderbolt
right into your head
and you are belted down
by people with white coats
who look very clinical,
who look at you from a distance
when they press a lever
who look at your fear and disconcertment
without feeling
and I see that you are still alive
and breathing,
when they push the lever again
and suddenly yesterday is gone
and your brain burnt out by half
and you can remember almost nothing
of your childhood days
and they believe
that you are halfway cured
and there’s a hell of a pain
that I see in your eyes.
poem by Gert Strydom
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Til Niels W. Gade og Sophie Hartmann
De faae ingen Vise, De faae ingen Sang,
Men dog skal Sangværket sættes i Gang:
En Tale paa Vers, men ei udenad,
Jeg læser den op fra det skrevne Blad.
Gaa med hen om Hjørnet og ligefrem,
Saa er vi strax ved det nye Hjem,
Det ligger der paa den venstre Haand,
Og det er et Huus for Kjød og for Aand,
Og Kjødet er godt, har Slagteren sagt;
Men ovenover har Aanden Magt!
Derfra skal bruse Tonernes Hær
I Verden vide, hørt fjernt og nær
Som Bølger, der orgle i Stormens Suus;
Det bliver deromme et mærkeligt Huus!
Hver Fremmed, som kommer til Kjøbenhavn,
Seer paa det og nævner da Gades Navn.
Derinde han boer med sit Jordlivs Skat,
Hun Hjerteslag har i Tonerne sat.
Det nye Hjem, der som Rosenknop
Endnu ikke har lukket sig op,
Guds Solskin der i det fuldeste Maal!
Det nye Hjem bringes denne Skaal!
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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Pauli 1. Cor. 15, 42-44
Naar Jordelarven brister
med sine skjøre Baand,
Et aandigt Legem slutter
sig om den stærke Aand;
Det er de samme Former,
men i en nyfødt Vaar,
Og luftigt, klart og herligt,
det kjendte Billed staaer.
— I Træ, i Fjeld og Bølge
bevæger sig en Aand;
Troe ikke den forsvinder
for Dødens kolde Haand!
Dens Aander dristigt forme
sig over Jordens Kyst,
Til Legemet for Aanden,
der voxte i vort Bryst.
Den stærke Aand i Druen
og Rosens friske Duft,
Vil forme sig til Læber,
frisk' som den rene Luft;
Hver Flamme-Aand, alt Aandigt
i Fjeldets Marmorsteen,
Sig runder smukt til Skuldre,
til Arme, Bryst og Been.
Hver Bølge-Aand, hver Guddom
i Solens Straaleskjær,
Vil smelte venlig sammen
og danne Øiet her;
Den luftige, lette Taage,
der over Engen gaaer,
Sit Aandige vil skjænke
til lange Bølge-Haar.
Men hvert et Suk herneden,
af Længsel og af Lyst,
Med Tone-Verdnen, formes
til Hjerte i vort Bryst.
— Hvem løste mig hiin Gaade,
hvoraf mon sligt jeg veed?
Jeg lærte det af hende,
min første Kjærlighed!
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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In the Loop
I heard from people after the shootings. People
I knew well or barely or not at all. Largely
the same message: how horrible it was, how little
there was to say about how horrible it was.
People wrote, called, mostly e-mailed
because they know I teach at Virginia Tech,
to say, there’s nothing to say. Eventually
I answered these messages: there’s nothing
to say back except of course there’s nothing
to say, thank you for your willingness
to say it. Because this was about nothing.
A boy who felt that he was nothing,
who erased and entered that erasure, and guns
that are good for nothing, and talk of guns
that is good for nothing, and spring
that is good for flowers, and Jesus for some,
and scotch for others, and “and” for me
in this poem, “and” that is good
for sewing the minutes together, which otherwise
go about going away, bereft of us and us
of them. Like a scarf left on a train and nothing
like a scarf left on a train. As if the train,
empty of everything but a scarf, still opens
its doors at every stop, because this
is what a train does, this is what a man does
with his hand on a lever, because otherwise,
why the lever, why the hand, and then it was over,
and then it had just begun.
Mind is the great lever of all things.
quote by Daniel Webster
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Til A. Bournonville [Du giver os en Digtning uden Ord]
Du giver os en Digtning uden Ord,
Og dog saa talende med Sandheds Stemme;
Vi er med Dig til Sømands-Fest ombord
Der fjernt fra Danmark og dog deiligt hjemme.
Den blussende Granatblomst har Du lagt
Imellem frisk Skovmærke; — hvilken Pragt
Af Skjønheds Digt har dog Din Sjæl igjemme!
Igjen en Perle fra din Rigdom har Du bragt,
Igjen en Krands, som vi taknemligt gjemme.
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
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