Á Sprengisandi
Á Sprengisandi (German Auf dem Sprengisandur ) is an Icelandic poem by Grímur Thomsen (1820-1896) from 1861, which, when set by Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, has achieved the status of a folk song .
text
Icelandic | German |
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Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn, |
We ride, ride, hunt over the sand, |
Þei þei, þei þei. Þaut í holti tófa, |
Pst, pst, pst, pst. An |
Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn, |
We ride, ride, chase over the sand, |
backgrounds
Grímur Thomsen wrote to Á Sprengisandi in August 1861.
The Sprengisandur in the central Icelandic highlands is a very old route that has been used to cross Iceland from south to north since the Middle Ages. Because of the frequent weather changes and its dryness, it was feared by the locals. In earlier times Icelanders were convinced that trolls and evil spirits as well as outlaws were up to mischief here. The song describes the fear of loneliness, the ghosts and the outlaws, and calls on the riders to traverse the area as quickly as possible during the day. The valley of Kiðagil represents the safe end of the journey.
music
The composer and doctor Sigvaldi Kaldalóns (1881-1946) set the poem to music in 1913 as an equestrian song.
literature
- Íslandshandbókin. Volume 2. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hallfreður Örn Eiriksson: Sagnir og þjóðkvæði í skáldskap Grims Thomsen . In: Gripla . 5th year, no. 1 , 1982, pp. 164 ( timarit.is ).
- ↑ Íslandshandbókin . 2.bindi. 1989
- ^ Ragnar Ásgeirsson: Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, læknir og tónskáld . In: Heimskringla . No. 48 , August 28, 1946, p. 5 ( timarit.is ).