Hans Christian Andersen (b. Odense 1805, d. Copenhagen 1875)
Autograph poem. 6 lines. “Med Boyes Psalmer”. [Bregentved 1844]. 8.5×15 cm. The poem is not signed by Andersen (later annotated). The poem is elegantly mounted on new paper. The poem is not mentioned in BFN. Housed in paperbinding, with bookplate. (FP)
"Psalmen er en Svangevinge, Som dig til din Gud vil bringe, Der din Smerte du bortgræde, Der du drikker Himlens Glæde, Psalmen og den stille Bøn, Er vort Livs Blomst underskøn!"
Translation in English: "The psalm is a fully arched wing Which your soul to God will bring There you can weep your pain away There all heaven’s joy will purvey The psalm and the silent prayer Is our life’s flower full of flair!"
Andersen first visited Bregentved in the summer of 1842, and throughout the rest of the 1840s, he continued to visit, especially as a regular guest at Christmas, the last time in 1849. This original manuscript has been attached to a version of Caspar Johannes Boye's “Spiritual Poems and Songs”, which Andersen (or the Countess) gave as a gift on Christmas Eve in 1844.
Provenance: Henry Hellsen, Frederik Heymann and Flemming Erik Pedersen (1931–2020).
Condition report on request. Please contact: books@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Books & manuscripts, 16 September 2020