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Kari’s Song
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Far in the hills I wandered; softly shone the summer night,
And the sun had ne'er a thought of sleeping.
Now will I bring my sweetheart dear the hidden treasure bright,
For faithfully my vows I would be keeping.
Heigh, ho! New and fine my stockings are, new and fine my shoes,
And not a care in all the world to plague me!
Icelandic Folk Melody
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Sweetly sleep, my dear young love,
Outside rain is falling,
Mother safely away will stow
Horse and sheep and swan and dove.
Then we'll rest, we two, for night is calling.
Icelandic Folk Melody
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Have you seen a brave young lad?
'Tis my friend,
Dearest friend;
'Mongst all men in byrnie clad
The bonniest is he.
I have smiled my teeth all white and shining,
I have smiled my teeth all white and shining with glee.
Note: The Editors are responsible for the translation of the lyrics.
PUBLICATIONS OF
THE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION
ESTABLISHED BY NIELS POULSON, 1911
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS
William Henry Schofield, Professor of Comparative Literature in Harvard University, Chairman
Arthur Hubbell Palmer, Professor of the German Language and Literature in Yale University
Henry Goddard Leach, Secretary of the Foundation
SCANDINAVIAN CLASSICS
I. Comedies by Holberg: Jeppe of the Hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus
Translated from the Danish by Oscar James Campbell, Jr., and Frederic Schenck, with an Introduction by Oscar James Campbell, Jr. 1914. xv + 178 pages. Price $1.50
To the American-Scandinavian Foundation the English reading public is indebted for the first adequate attempt to introduce the versatile genius who built the foundation for drama in Denmark. It is not an attempt at "revival." Ludvig Holberg is too lusty to admit of reviving; he still lives, and most heartily at that. New York Times.
II. Poems by Tegnér: The Children of the Lord's Supper, Frithiof's Saga
Translated from the Swedish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and by Rev. W. Lewery Blackley, with an Introduction by Paul Robert Lieder. 1914. xxvii + 207 pages. Price $1.50
The life of Tegnér was for the most part a happy one, and this happiness is reflected in the optimism of his poetry. Boston Herald.
III. Poems and Songs by Björnstjerne Björnson
Translated from the Norwegian in the Original Meters, with an Introduction and Notes, by Arthur Hubbell Palmer. 1915. xxii + 264 pages. Price $1.50
Lovers of Björnson will be grateful to the translator for the sympathetic loyalty with which he has adhered to the words as well as the spirit of the original. Not least will they appreciate the fact that he has left the hewn stones of Björnson's lines in their native ruggedness instead of attempting to reduce them to a brick-and-mortar smoothness. Yale Review.
IV. Master Olof by August Strindberg
Translated from the Swedish, with an Introduction, by Edwin Björkman. 1915. xxiii + 125 pages. Price $1.50
In Strindberg's presentation of his hero, Olof becomes the prototype of all idealistic reformers, uncompromising at moments as Ibsen's Brand, but more living than he because more subtly studied in his moods of weakness as well as in his exultation of strength. Dial.
V. The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
Translated from the Icelandic, with an Introduction, by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur. 1916. xxii + 266 pages. Price $1.50
VI. Modern Icelandic Plays: Eyvind of the Hills, The Hraun Farm, by Jóhann Sigurjónsson
Translated from the Danish by Henninge Krohn Schanche. 1916. xii + 134 pages. Price $1.50
SCANDINAVIAN MONOGRAPHS
I. The Voyages of the Norsemen to America
By William Hovgaard. With eighty-three Illustrations and seven Maps. 1914. xxi + 304 pages. Price $4.00
There has always been a peculiar fascination for the student of American history in that chapter of it which deals with the pre-Columbian discovery of this continent.... To sweep away the cobwebs of error is no small task, but Professor Hovgaard's book, with its painstaking following of the scientific method, should go a long way toward its completion.... Professor Hovgaard has made the best complete exposition up to date of the voyages of the Norsemen to America. Boston Transcript.
II. Ballad Criticism in Scandinavia and Great Britain during the Eighteenth Century
By Sigurd Bernhard Hustvedt. 1916. ix + 335 pages. Price $3.00
He has attempted to trace the development of interest in popular ballads as reflected in Scandinavian, English, and Scottish criticism particularly during the eighteenth century.... Mr. Hustvedt's book is not only valuable by reason of the research and the judicially critical spirit; it is written in a manner that should interest the general reader. Boston Herald.
THE AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN REVIEW
The Review is an illustrated magazine, published bi-monthly, presenting the progress of life and literature in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.
Volume I, 1913. 192 pages. Price $5.00
Volume II, 1914. 320 pages. Price $3.00
Volume III, 1915. 384 pages. Price $2.50
The Review has an admirable array of articles, and it is hoped will be well and widely received. The Scandinavian peoples have contributed of their best blood to the American nation, and we should draw from their resources of culture also. Chicago Tribune.
For information regarding the above volumes,
address the
Secretary of the American-Scandinavian
Foundation
25 West 45th Street, New York City