Páll Ólafsson (poet)
Páll Ólafsson (1827–1905) was an Icelandic poet[1] and one of the most popular poets of the nation of the 19th century, known for poems about love and about horses.
Drawing by Sigurður málari.
Many of his poems were made into popular song, such as Lóan er komin[2] and Ó blessuð vertu sumarsól.
Bibliography
Poetry
- Collections
- Ljóðmæli I-II. 1899-1900.
- Ljóðmæli. 1944.
- Ljóð. 1955.
- Ljóðmæli II. Reykjavík 1955.
- Fundin ljóð. Reykjavík 1971.
- Eg skal kveða um eina þig alla mína daga. Salka, bókaútgáfa 2008.
- List of poems
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hríslan og laekurinn = The love of the birch tree and the stream | 2003 | Olafsson, Pall (Jul–Aug 2003). Translated by Alan Gould. "Hríslan og laekurinn = The love of the birch tree and the stream". Quadrant. 47 (7–8 [398]): 32. | |
| Komdu langan veg = Come the long distance home | 2003 | Olafsson, Pall (Jul–Aug 2003). Translated by Alan Gould. "Komdu langan veg = Come the long distance home". Quadrant. 47 (7–8 [398]): 32. | |
| Saell var ég thá = So joyous I was | 2003 | Olafsson, Pall (Jul–Aug 2003). Translated by Alan Gould. "Saell var ég thá = So joyous I was". Quadrant. 47 (7–8 [398]): 33. |
References
- Bandle, Oskar; Braunmuller, Kurt; Elmevik, Lennart; Jahr, Ernst Hakon; Widmark, Gun; Karker, Allan; Naumann, Hans-Peter; Teleman, Ulf (2002). The Nordic Languages: An International Handbook of the History of the North Germanic Languages. ISBN 9783110171495.
- "Lóan er komin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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