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 [is].

Many of his poems were made into popular song, such as Lóan er komin[2] and Ó blessuð vertu sumarsól.

Bibliography edit

Poetry edit

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). "Hríslan og laekurinn = The love of the birch tree and the stream". Quadrant. 47 (7–8 [398]). Translated by Alan Gould: 32.
Komdu langan veg = Come the long distance home 2003 Olafsson, Pall (Jul–Aug 2003). "Komdu langan veg = Come the long distance home". Quadrant. 47 (7–8 [398]). Translated by Alan Gould: 32.
Saell var ég thá = So joyous I was 2003 Olafsson, Pall (Jul–Aug 2003). "Saell var ég thá = So joyous I was". Quadrant. 47 (7–8 [398]). Translated by Alan Gould: 33.

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Lóan er komin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-18.