Gunnar: A Tale of Norse Life by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

Author:Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: C. Scribner's sons
Published: 1907-10-30T16:00:00+00:00

Ourmar. There standeth a birch in the lightsome lea,

RagnhUd, In the lightsome lea ;

Ovainar. So fair she stands in the sunlight free,

Ragnhild, In the sunlight free ;

Both. So fair she stands in the sunlight free.

Ragnhild. High up on the mountain there standeth a pine,

Ounnar. There standeth a pine ;

Ragnhild. So stanchly grown and so tall and fine, —

OuimaT, So tall and fine ;

Both, So stanchly grown and so tall and fine.

Chmnar, A maiden I know as fair as the day,

Jtagnhild. As fair as the day ;

Ounnar. She shines like the birch in the sunlight's play,

RagnhUd, In the sunlight's play ;

Both, She shines like the birch in the sunlight's play

Ragnhild, I know a lad in the spring's glad light,

Otmnar. In the spring's glad light;

Jtagnhild. Far-seen as the pine on the mountain-height,

Ounnar. On the mountain-height;

Both. Far-seen as the pine on the mountain-heig^

Otmnar. So bright and blue are the starry skies,

RagnhUd. The starry skies;

Ounnar. But brighter and bluer that maiden's eyes,

RagnhUd. That maiden's eyes;

Both. But brighter and bluer that maiden's eyes.

RagnhUd. And his have a depth like the Qord, I know,

Ounnar. The fjord, I know ;

RagnhUd. Wherein the heavens their beauty show,

Ounnar. Their beauty show ;

Both. Wherein the heavens their beauty show.

Ounnar. The birds each mom seek the forest-g^ade,

RagnhUd. The forest-glade ;

Ounnar. So flock my thoughts to that lily maid,

RagnhUd. That lily maid ;

Both. So flock my thoughts to that lily maid.

RagnhUd, The moss it clingeth so fast to the stone,

Ounnar. So fast to the stone ;

RagnhUd. So clingeth my soul to him alone,

Chmvuir, To him alone ;

Both. So clingeth my soul to him alone.

Gunnar. Each brook sings its song, but forever the same,

RagnhUd. Forever the same ;

Gunnar. Forever my heart beats that maiden's name,

RagnhUd. That maiden's name ;

Both, Forever my heart beats that maiden's name.

RagnhUd. The plover hath but an only tone,

Ounnar. An only tone ;

RagnhUd, My life hath its love, and its love alone,

Ounnar. Its love alone ;

Both. My life hath its love, and its love alone.

Ounnar. The rivers all to the fjord they go,

RagnhUd. To the fjord they go ;

Ounnar. So may our lives then together flow,

RagnhUd. Together flow ;

Both. 0, may our lives then together flow 1

Here Gunnar stopped, made a leap toward Ragnhild, caught her round the waist, and again danced off with her, while a storm of voices joined in the last refrain, and loud shouts of admiration

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followed them. For this was a stev that was good for something; long time it was since so fine a stev had been heard on this side the mountains. Soon the dance became general, and lasted till after midnight. Then the sleigh-beUs and the stamping of hoofs from without reminded the merry guests that night was waning. There stood the well-known swan-shaped sleigh fit)m Henjum, and the man on the box was Atle himsel£ Ragn-hild and Gudrun were hurried into it, the whip cracked, and the sleigh shot down over the star-illumined fields of snow.

The splendor of the night was almost dazzling as Gunnar came out from the crowded hall and again stood under the open sky.

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