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Poems and Songs

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910), translated by Arthur Hubbell Palmer · 1915

Mixed forms · 5,179 lines in 131 sections

Bjørnson's songs and patriotic poems, including the national hymn, translated in the original meters.

Measured across the book

Across its 5,179 lines, 92% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 91% to 92%). Alliteration runs at 1.28 times what shuffling the words would give (0.33 observed against 0.26 expected). 46% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Synnove's Songiambic tetrameter · ABAB · 32 lines The Hare and the Foxiambic tetrameter · 21 lines Nils Finniambic pentameter · AABB · 27 lines The Maidens' Songtrochaic pentameter · ABBA · 12 lines The Doveiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 8 lines The Mother's Songdactylic trimeter · ABABCCDD · 16 lines Lambkin Minetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines Ballad of Tailor NilsAABB · 22 lines VenevilAABB · 44 lines Over the Lofty Mountainstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 48 lines The Day of Sunshineiambic tetrameter · ABABCC · 40 lines Ingerid Sletteniambic tetrameter · ABBA · 24 lines The TreeAABBA · 15 lines The Melodyiambic dimeter · AABB · 28 lines Our Countryanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 32 lines Song for Norwaytrochaic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 64 lines The Calliambic trimeter · AABB · 14 lines EveningAABB · 21 lines Marit's Songiambic trimeter · AABB · 24 lines Love Thy Neighbortrochaic tetrameter · AABCCB · 6 lines Oyvind's Songdactylic trimeter · AABB · 20 lines Love Songtrochaic trimeter · AABCCB · 36 lines Mountain Songtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Answer from Norwaytrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 64 lines Johan Ludvig Heibergtrochaic tetrameter · 64 lines The Oceaniambic pentameter · 77 lines Alone and Repentantanapaestic common measure · ABAB · 16 lines The Princessanapaestic tetrameter · AABB · 15 lines From Monte PincioABBACCDDEEFFGG · 56 lines If Only You Knew Itanapaestic trimeter · AABBCCC · 21 lines The Angels of Sleepanapaestic dimeter · AABBCC · 18 lines The Maiden on the Shoreiambic pentameter · AABBBB · 18 lines Secret Loveanapaestic trimeter · AABBCC · 18 lines Olaf Trygvasontrochaic tetrameter · 25 lines A Sightrochaic tetrameter · ABBA · 24 lines To a GodsonABABCCCDEDE · 11 lines Bergliottrochaic trimeter · 179 lines To My Wifeiambic pentameter · AABB · 10 lines In a Heavy Hour13 lines Kaare's Song27 lines Ivar Ingemundson's Layiambic tetrameter · 80 lines Magnus the Blindtrochaic tetrameter · ABAAB · 20 lines Sin, Deathtrochaic tetrameter · AABAAB · 18 lines Fridadactylic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines Bergentrochaic trimeter · 36 lines P. A. Munchtrochaic tetrameter · 230 lines King Frederik the SeventhABABCCDDEE · 70 lines To Swedeniambic tetrameter · ABAB · 52 lines Our Forefathersiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 24 lines When Norway Would Not Help40 lines Daniel Schjötztrochaic tetrameter · 24 lines To the Dannebrogtrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 16 lines Toast for the Men of Eidsvoldiambic tetrameter · ABBACCDD · 16 lines The Norröna-Raceiambic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 40 lines Hymn of the PuritansAABB · 14 lines Hunting Songiambic dimeter · AABB · 16 lines Taylor's Songiambic trimeter · 24 lines Lector ThaasenAABB · 40 lines During a Journey in Swedeniambic tetrameter · AABB · 36 lines The Trystdactylic dimeter · AABCCB · 30 lines Song for the Students' Glee Clubiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 42 lines Mrs. Louise Bruniambic pentameter · 175 lines To Johan Dahl, Bookdealer45 lines To Sculptor Borchiambic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 56 lines The Spinneriambic trimeter · AABBCC · 18 lines The White Rose and the Red Roseiambic tetrameter · 24 lines Youthtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 27 lines The Blonde Maideniambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines The First Meetingiambic tetrameter · ABBACDCD · 8 lines Good-Morningiambic tetrameter · AABB · 7 lines My FatherlandAABCCB · 30 lines Choiceiambic tetrameter · 12 lines Norwegian Seamen's Songiambic trimeter · AABBCCDD · 56 lines Halfdan KjerulfAABB · 28 lines Norwegian Students' Greeting with a Procession to Professor Welhavendactylic trimeter · ABCABCDEED · 30 lines For a Charity Fairanapaestic dimeter · AABBCDDEEC · 10 lines ForwardABABCCC · 21 lines The Meetingtrochaic trimeter · ABABCDCD · 32 lines Norse Natureiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 72 lines I Passed by the Housetrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 24 lines Those with Meiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 64 lines To My Fatheriambic pentameter · ABBACCDD · 56 lines To Erika Lietrochaic trimeter · AAABBB · 36 lines At Michael Sars's Gravetrochaic trimeter · AABBCC · 36 lines To Johan Sverdrupiambic tetrameter · AABB · 158 lines The Child in Our Souliambic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 48 lines Ole Gabriel Uelandiambic tetrameter · ABABCDCD · 48 lines Anton Martin Schweigaardiambic tetrameter · AABAABCCDDD · 33 lines To Aasmund Olafsen Vinjeiambic tetrameter · 40 lines Good Cheeriambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 90 lines Old Heltbergiambic hexameter · AABB · 122 lines For the Woundediambic trimeter · 30 lines Landfalltrochaic tetrameter · 18 lines To Hans Christian Anderseniambic pentameter · 22 lines To Stangiambic pentameter · 100 lines On a Wife's Deathiambic hexameter · 19 lines The Bier of Precentor A. Reitaniambic tetrameter · ABABCCCB · 40 lines Songdactylic tetrameter · 24 lines On the Death of N. F. S. GrundtvigABABAB · 12 lines From the Cantata for N. F. S. Grundtvigalexandrines · AABB · 24 lines At a Banquet for Professor Ludv. Kr. Daatrochaic tetrameter · ABABCCDD · 48 lines Oh, When Will You Stand Forth?54 lines At Hansteen's Bieriambic tetrameter · 22 lines Rallying Song for Freedom in the Northalexandrines · AABB · 20 lines At a Banquetiambic tetrameter · AABBBCDDC · 36 lines Open Water!trochaic tetrameter · AABB · 25 lines Song of Freedomtrochaic tetrameter · AABBCCDD · 32 lines To MoldeABCCBDDEEFFABB · 34 lines Per Botrochaic tetrameter · 21 lines Hamar-Made Matchescommon measure · ABAB · 68 lines They Have Found Each Othertrochaic tetrameter · 31 lines The Pure Norwegian Flagiambic tetrameter · 136 lines To Missionary Skrefsrud in Santalistaniambic pentameter · ABAB · 12 lines Post Festumiambic tetrameter · ABBA · 28 lines Romsdal139 lines Holger Drachmanniambic pentameter · 49 lines A Meetingiambic tetrameter · AABCCB · 36 lines The Poetiambic tetrameter · 60 lines Psalms123 lines Question and Answeriambic tetrameter · 24 lines Sung for Norway's Riflementrochaic trimeter · 25 lines Workmen's Marchtrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 24 lines The Land That Shall BeABBCCDDA · 32 lines Young Men and Women, Strong and Soundiambic pentameter · ABBACC · 18 lines Norway, Norway30 lines Master or Slavetrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 12 lines In the ForestAABB · 4 lines When Comes the Morning?ABBCCDDAAEEFF · 39 lines May Seventeenth30 lines Frederik HegelABBA · 34 lines Our Languagetrochaic trimeter · 60 lines

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