Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Poems

So let these songs their story tell
To all who in the Northland dwell,
Since many friends request it.
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Dedication

You never came here; but I go
Here often and am met by you.
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I will fight for my land,
I will work for my land,
Will it foster with love, in my faith, in my child.
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'Forward! forward!'
Rang our fathers' battle-cry.
'Forward! forward!'
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Some poor man in need
To bless and to feed,
I bring at its worth,
This day of my birth,
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A still procession goes
Amid the battle's booming,
Its arm the red cross shows;
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Day's coming up now, joy's returned,
Sorrow's dark cloud-castles captured and burned;
Over the mountain-tops glowing
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Evening is coming, the sun waxes red,
Radiant colors from heaven are beaming
Life's lustrous longings in infinite streaming;-
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My boyish heart in thee confided,
For to the great by thee 't was guided.
As man, my waiting is for thee,-
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Youthful friends here a circle form,
Elder foes now surrender.
Feel among us in safety, warm,
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