Brudstykke af en Rundsang

Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)



Kurvemageren:
Kurvene gjør just vor Lykke,
Kurve gjort med Vid og Aand.
Kurven er et herligt Stykke,
Naar den er i Pigehaand;
Dog, hvordan det ogsaa gaaer,
Kurven først fra os hun faaer!
 
Snedkeren:
Høvler, hamrer, muntre Svende!
Og husk paa, hvad tidt er sagt:
Naar det Jordiske har Ende,
Fire Fjæle er vor Pragt;
Men for Kisten, som jeg slaaer,
Selv en Brudeseng jeg faaer.
 

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBCDD ACCCCDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 384
Words 68
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 7, 7

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