Olav Hauge: Olav Hauge (1908-1994) is one of the major figures of Norwegian poetry. He lived his entire life on a small farm in the fjordland of western Norway. He was the author of seven books of poetry, numerous translations, and several volumes of correspondence. Olav Grinde: Olav Grinde is a writer and translator whose works include Night Open: Selected Poems of Rolf Jacobsen. He lives with his wife Shelah, and they divide their time between Boston and Bergen, Norway. He runs small firm that offers professional copywriting and translation, as well as travel writing.

• Table of Contents (Poetry)Embers In the AshesGlør i oska21 Black CrossesSvarte krossar24 Toward Snowy PeaksMot soltinds verd26 The FireElden38 Foxgloves in the Gravel-PitRevebjøllor i grustak41 The SquirrelIkorn73 The ShadowSkuggen85 PrayerBønBeneath the CragUnder bergfallet89 Your PathDin veg90 The Hands That WeaveHendene vev94 First ThoughtDen fyrste tanken103 The BirchBjørki104 The River GirlElvemøyi105 Tear, You Needn’t FallTåre, du tarv ikkje falla106 HedgehogPiggsvinet111 GraniteGråsteinen113 Shaking the Snow Off Young Trees Eg skjek snø av ungtrei118 Thin IceTunn is119 Beneath the CragUnder bergfallet120 The VolcanoEldberget121 SpiderKongro122 This Is Your BurdenDette lyt du bera123 Behind the Mountain of SolitudeAttum einsemds berg126 The Back-Cracking HugRyggjakneppa128 You’re Still YoungDu som er ung130 Stone GodSteinguden131 You Want Only to BeDu vil berre vera132 OceanHavet132 The Fisherman and the SeaFiskaren og havet133 ConchKonkylie135 Tongue and BellKolv og klokkeSlowly the Woods Redden in the GorgeSeint rodnar skog i djuvet144 SteelStål145 One Thing You KnewEitt visste du146 Do the Next Man a FavorGjer ein annan mann ei beine146 Show Us Your FieldSyn oss åkeren din150 The SnowfieldBumannen151 In the Hay SeasonI slåtta152 TrollTroll153 KinÆtt154 Launch the BoatFlot båt156 The CrossKrossen157 The CrowKråka158 Hawk and FalconHauk yver hane160 The River Across the FjordElvi burtanom fjorden161 ReedgrassRøyrkvein163 MeetingMøte164 GhostSkrymt169 The AxeheadØksekjeft170 Slowly the Truth DawnsSeint gjeng sanningi upp172 The SeagullEin havmåse173 KoreaKorea176 There’s Still TimeEnno er det tid178 Spring SeasVårsjø179 Luminous SpacesRømder av glans179 The Golden CockGullhanenOn the Eagle’s PerchPå Ørnetuva185 Singing AgainNo syng det atter185 Don’t Give Me The Whole TruthKom ikkje med hele sanningi186 Opening the CurtainsEg dreg ifrå glaset186 To a MountainTil eit fjell187 Let Your Grief GoDu let di sorg fara187 At the SeashorePå havstrandi188 Evening CloudsKveldskyer189 The Message-StickBodstikka190 The SawbuckSagbukken191 You’re SearchingDu leitar195 The Story of Ch’ü YüanSoga um Ch’ü Yüan196 To Li PoTil Li Po196 In the River GorgeI elvedjuvet197 Rock SlideSteinsprang200 SmokeDet ryk201 An Old-Fashioned NorwegianEin gamaldags nordmann202 The Meadow at KvannskoraneKvannskorane204 The Chopping BlockHoggestabben205 An Evening In NovemberKveld i november205 Autumn Has Come from the SummerlandsHausten kom frå sumarlandet206 It’s Cold in Big HousesDet er kaldt i store hus207 SketchRit210 Kuppern on Skates in Squaw ValleyKuppern skrid i Squaw Valley211 Winter DayVinterdag212 Snowy EveningSnøkveld212 Beneath the StarsUnder stjernone214 Winter Still Lives in This LightEnno bur vinteren i ljoset214 Spruce ForestGranskog215 The WaveBylgja215 Wasn’t It You?Var det ikkje du?216 Song, Tread Lightly On My HeartSong, trø lett på hjarta mitt216 To a Painting by Nikolai AstrupTil eit Astrup-bilete218 You Know a Spring?Veit du ei kjelde220 The Wheat FieldKornåkeren221 This Is Not the Kingdom of the PoorDette er ikkje nokon armods stad222 The Blue LandDet blå landet225 Clear As An Autumn SkyKlår som ein hausthimmelDroplets On the Eastern WindDropar i austavind229 TruthSanningi230 Everyday LifeKvardag231 We’re not Sailing the Same SeaMe sigler ikkje same havet231 There Is Nothing ScaryDet er ikkje so fårleg231 Mountain WindFjellvinden232 Wobbly BoulderRullestein232 Stone Age GraveSteinaldergrav233 In My Father’s HouseI min Faders hus234 Crossing the QuagmireYver hengjemyri235 The OwlUgla235 AdriftDrift236 Leiv EirikssonLeiv Eiriksson236 Ogmund Rides HomeOgmund rid heim237 Sveig?irSvegde238 I Stand Here, You SeeEg stend eg, seddu239 OpheliaOfelia240 Rockface Behind the FallsBerget i fossen241 In Memory of Old VamråkTil minne um gamle Vamråk241 Up On TopPå høgdi242 Slot MachineAutomaten242 Guard StonesStabbesteinar243 SchoolyardSkuleplassen244 One WordEit ord246 WeathercockVindhanen248 A SeedEit korn248 Poetry TodayDikt i dag250 The WallMur250 The Hay WireHesjetråd252 The Skating RaceSkeiserenn252 Let Me Be Like the Dung BeetleLat meg gjera som tordivelen253 Winter Has ForgottenVinteren har gløymt att253 Winter MorningVintermorgon254 Rivers MeetElvane møtest254 And I Was GriefOg eg var sorg256 Spring by the FjordVår ved fjorden256 The Wind Has So Much to Tell This SpringVinden har so mykje fortelja i vår258 Spring in the MountainsVår i fjellet258 WillowSelja259 The CatKatten259 Morning on the FjordMorgon ved fjorden259 Mountain FarmStøl260 Autumn FishingHaustfiske261 The IsletHolmen261 Floating LogStokken261 SeedFrø262 The SkerrySkjer262 You Were the WindDu var vinden262 WindmillsVindmylne263 ProdPirk263 Red ScarDette raude aret264 In the Chicken YardI hønsegarden264 ShouldEin lyt265 The DipperFossekallar266 Rising RiverElvi stig266 ScytheLjåen266 SledgehammerSleggja267 SawSagi267 Bertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht267 The WatcherVakemann268 Weeping WillowLeidpili268 Arrow or BulletPil og kule269 SwordSverdet269 No Cause for WorryIngen ting stend på269 AcestesAkestes270 Don’t Use SandpaperBruk ikkje sandpapir270 PoemVers270 Executioner’s AxeSkarpretterøksi271 Old Poet Tries His Hand as a ModernistGamal diktar prøver seg som modernist271 The Bird CliffFugleberget272 I Have Three PoemsEg har tri dikt272 What I Remember BestDet eg hugsar best273 Today I SawI dag såg eg273 Rotting Tree StumpMorken stuv273 End of SummerSumar på hall274 AutumnHaust274 Today I SensedI dag kjende eg275 When Autumn ComesNår hausten kjem275 The MirrorSpegelen275 They Yearn to Be AwayDei vil burt276 Green ApplesGrøne epler276 The CragBerget276 StettarbekkenStettarbekken280 The BirchBjørki280 Wild RoseKlunger281 When I WakeNår eg vaknar283 WhirlSviv284 TorchSpik284 FloorGolv285 The Blue MusiciansBlå musikantar288 It Is That DreamDet er den draumenAsk the WindSpør vinden291 Overnight the Grass Turns GreenI natt har graset vorte grønt291 T’ao Ch’ienT’ao Ch’ien292 Time To HarvestTid å hausta inn292 The Salmon WeirLaksekjer293 The LighthouseFyrlykti294 SilenceTogn295 The Storm Has Been HereStormen har vore her…296 The Large Apple Tree Outside My WindowEg hogg ned den store apalen…297 The DugoutStokkbåten297 A Sunny Day in MarchSoldag i mars298 The Cropped HazelDet stend ein hatlestuv299 A Farm Had the Bow and Arrow as Its MarkEin gard hadde pil og boge til bumerke301 DanceIr302 William BlakeWilliam Blake302 Gérard de NervalGérard de Nerval304 The PrinceFyrsten306 The Last SpiderDen siste vevkona307 Dead TreeDaudt tre308 Leaf-Huts and Snow-HousesLauvhyttor og snøhus309 Read Lu Chi And Write A PoemLes Lu Chi og lag eit dikt310 I See You’ve LearnedEg ser du har lært310 One Poem a DayEit dikt kvar dag311 Don’t Stand There Shouting From the Mountain Stå ikkje der og skrik på eit berg313 Raking LeavesRaka lauv316 The Old Poet Has Made a VerseDen gamle diktaren har laga eit vers316 In the Parker PenI Parkerpennen317 Cold DayKald dag317 Midwinter. SnowMidtvinter. Snø318 After WinterEtter vinteren318 Snowmen in the Green HayfieldSnømenner i grøn hå318 Coming HomeHeime att319 Here I Have LivedHer har eg butt319 Looking at the Postmark of Your First LetterEg ser på stempelen på fyrste brevet ditt321 I Aim a Little HighEg siktar litt yver322 Still You’re Riding at His SideEnno rid du ved sida322 A Letter’s ComingDet kjem eit brev324 Woe to He Who Gets OldStakkars den som er gamal325 Horses and TrampsHestar og luffarar326 Strange FishUnderlege fiskar326 He’s a Man Just Like YouHan er eit menneske han som du327 That ManDen mannen328 There are OmensDet finst varslarar328 DeadweightLodd329 Christmas SheafJolebunda330 You Don’t Hang Your Hat on a Sunbeam Du hengjer ikkje hatten på ein solstråle331 I Lose Myself to DaydreamsEg drøymer meg burt332 Not By Car – Nor PlaneIkkje bil, ikkje fly333 An Order Has Gone OutDet er sendt ut påbod334 I DriftEg rek336 The SteamrollerVegvalsen338 The Sun and Almighty Aren’t the OnlyDet er ikkje berre soli1 og VårherreOnes Who See What Is Happening som ser kva som skjer340 Dieu de la Danse (Nijinsky)Dieu de la danse341 Looking at an Old MirrorEg ser på ein gamal spegel342 Arctic Mother 1944Finnmarksmor343 From the WarFrå krigsdagane343 December Moon 1969Desembermåne343 New Year 1970Nåret 1970344 Looking Over the ScythesEg ser yver ljårne fyre slåtten344 The Trapping PitDyregrav345 Lone PineEinsleg fure345 Ask The WindSpør vinden