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Stille, hjerte, sol går ned
(Heart be still, the sun goes down)

Heart; be still, the sun goes d...
poem by Jeppe Aakjaer
What do they mean, these soft-pressed hands, these glances?
What’s really said by kisses, fond em...
poem by Emil Aarestrup
Drink till after twelve or more,
Live it up with madmen !
Earth is but my chamber floor
And th...
poem by Carl Michael Bellman
Now she heard the following words sadly sung,—

“Life is a shadow that flits away
In a nigh...
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone....
quote by Henrik Ibsen
Just living is not enough... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower....
quote by Hans Christian Andersen
LULLABY, little Love,
Slumber sweetly, slumber deep,
Though your cradle will not move,
I shall...
poem by Adam Oehlenschlager
NOW they sing the hero loud; --
But they sing him in his shroud.

Torch he kindled for his land...
poem by Henrik Ibsen
The Oats

Here I stand with tinkling bells galore,
Twenty on each straw, I think, or more.
But...
poem by Jeppe Aakjaer
IN summer dusk the valley lies
With far-flung shadow veil;
A cloud-sea laps the precipice
Befo...
poem by Henrik Ibsen
WE, we waves,
That are rocking the winds
To rest—
Green cradles, we waves!

Wet are we, ...
poem by August Strindberg
Still, my heart, now sets the sun,
While the moor is resting,
Herds now homeward are begun,
And t...
poem by Jeppe Aakjaer
How bright the room seemed! It was as if a ray of light came from the book, a luminous tree whose br...
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed....
quote by Henrik Ibsen
They peer in pages
of ancient sages,
on opened barrows
their gaze now narrows,
on shield and swo...
poem by Adam Oehlenschlager
Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself....
quote by Soren Kierkegaard
You shadows refreshing,
You darkness from roses now stealing;
Where busily nesting
The songstress...
poem by Johannes Ewald
Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, b...
quote by Soren Kierkegaard
Be that self which one truly is....
quote by Soren Kierkegaard
Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman b...
quote by August Strindberg
That ancient tree, don’t let it fall
Until old age is knelling;
So many things it can recall,
W...
poem by Hans Christian Andersen
Pentecost, day of rejoicing, had come. The church of the village
Gleaming stood in the morning's sh...
poem by Esaias Tegner
DOWN to the sand-covered earth.
Straw from the harvested fields soiled our feet;
Dust from the h...
poem by August Strindberg
No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car....
quote by August Strindberg
Drink out thy glass! See, on thy threshold, nightly,
Staying his sword, stands Death, awa...
poem by Carl Michael Bellman
When people drink, they talk, and talk is dangerous!...
quote by August Strindberg
NOW, rallying once if ne'er again,
With flag at half-mast flown,
A people in dire need and strai...
poem by Henrik Ibsen
People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard a...
quote by August Strindberg
TO skies that were brighter
Turned he his prows;
To gods that were lighter
Made he his vows.
...
poem by Henrik Ibsen
Never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth....
quote by Henrik Ibsen
No more shall I see
In its upward motion
The smoke of the Northland. Man is a slave:
The fates d...
poem by Esaias Tegner
To the holy beechwood, gently thou
Hast beckoned me;
O Earth ! where never the heavy plough
Ha...
poem by Adam Oehlenschlager
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies ...
quote by Soren Kierkegaard
HER griefs were the hours
When my struggle was sore,--
Her joys were the powers
That the climb...
poem by Henrik Ibsen
THE last, late guest
To the gate we followed;
Goodbye -- and the rest
The night-wind swallowed...
poem by Henrik Ibsen
Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentimen...
quote by August Strindberg
There is a charming land
Where grow the wide-armed beeches
By the salt eastern Strand.
Old Denmar...
poem by Adam Oehlenschlager
Your lips bewitch with sweet enchantment,
Your gaze reveals a deep abyss;
Your voice contains unea...
poem by Emil Aarestrup
To arms, hero of Calvary!
Lift high your bright-red shield;
For sin and dread – as you can see â...
poem by Johannes Ewald
Really to sin you have to be serious about it....
quote by Henrik Ibsen
Little Carl, sleep soft and sweet:
Thou'lt soon enough be waking;
Soon enough ill days...
poem by Carl Michael Bellman
When wild geese honk on Walpurgis night
who thinks then of going to rest?
With dew-beaded hat you ...
poem by Jeppe Aakjaer
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm....
quote by Henrik Ibsen
Ulla, mine Ulla, tell me, may I hand thee
Reddest of strawberries in milk or wine?
...
poem by Carl Michael Bellman
Spring is coming, birds are twittering, forests leaf, and smiles the sun,
And the loosened torrents...
poem by Esaias Tegner
Why is it so painful to watch a person sink? Because there is something unnatural in it, for nature ...
quote by August Strindberg
THE day is tranquil, quietly exalted,
High rises her abode, green flower-vaulted,
Light winged b...
poem by Adam Oehlenschlager
What people call success is only preparation for the next failure....
quote by August Strindberg
A forest bird never wants a cage....
quote by Henrik Ibsen
In silence you can't hide anything ... as you can in words....
quote by August Strindberg

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