* This volume contains translations of about twenty traditional Danish ballads, and transitions to modern authors. Notably, he has also translated the Faroese Skrymsla ballad in this volume (now uploaded). See Borrow's vol. 7 to find other Danish tranditional ballads.
I've compiled a list Borrow's translations vs. DgF title and number to consult, under the "/danish" subdirectory.

THE WORKS OF GEORGE BORROW, VOL.8

GEORGE BORROW
THE SONGS OF SCANDINAVIA

AND OTHER POEMS AND BALLADS

VOLUME II

LONDON: CONSTABLE & CO. LTD
NEW YORK: GABRIEL WELLS
1923
 
CONTENTS OF VOL. II
 

ANCIENT DANISH BALLADS (continued)

PAGE

SIR PALL, SIR BEAR, AND SIR LIDEN . . . 1

AXEL THORDSON AND FAIR VALBORG . . 8

SIR JONAS AND SIR NIELUS . . . . . 82

SIR RIBOLT   . . . . . . . 86

THE FORCED CONSENT . . . . . . 42

INNOCENCE DEFAMED . . . . . . 45

THE CHOSEN KNIGHT . . . . . . 48

SIR SWERKEL   . . . . . . 50

CHILD MAIDELVOLD . . . . . . 53

SIR PETER . . . . . . . . 57

SIR TRUELS'S DAUGHTERS . . . . . 60

LITTLE DANNEVED AND SWAYNE TROST . . . 64

THE BROTHER AVENGED . . . . . 68

SIR VERNER AND DAME INGEBORG . . . 71

SIGNELIL . . . . . . . . 73

INGEBORG'S DISGUISE . . . . . . 75

INGEFRED AND GUDRUNE . . . . . 77

THE READY ANSWER . . . . . . 80

TYGGE HERMANDSEN . . . . . . 82

ALLEGAST   . . . . . . . . 8 6

RAMUND . . . . . . . . 90

SIR GUNCELIN'S WEDDING . . . . . 96

TORD OF HAFSBOROUGH . . . . . 102

KRAGELILL . . . . . . . . 106

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SONGS FROM THE SWEDISH

PAGE

Tegnér   . . .

RING'S DRAPA
(from Frithiof's Saga)   . .

109

Tegnér . . .

THE VIKINGABALK
(from Frithiof's Saga)   . .

111

Tegnér . . .

SONG TO THE SUN . 116

A. A. Afzelius .

THE NAIK . . . . .

120

C. J. Lohman .

A SURVEY OF DEATH . . .

122

MODERN SONGS FROM THE NORWEGIAN
AND DANISH

C B. Tullin. .

MAY DAY . . . .

128

P. H. Frimann .

ODE TO HORNEEL . . . .

129

J. H. Wessel .

EPIGRAM ON HIMSELF . . .

189

Edvard Storm .

THORVALD . . .

140

K. L. Rahbek .

PETER COLBIORNSEN . . .

143

Thomas Kingo .

MORNING SONG . . . .

146

Schaldemose . .

A REMARKABLE PROPHECY OF
AN APPROACHING WAR .

148

Johannes Ewald .

THE SEAMAN . . . .

152

Johannes Ewald .

THE EIDER-GOOSE . . .

158

Jens Baggesen .

WHEN I WAS LITTLE . . .

154

Jens Baggesen .

TOMY NATIVE LAND . . .

156

P. A. Heiberg .

URANIENBORG . . . .

159
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlaeger .

TIME'S PERSPECTIVE . . . .

168
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlaeger .

THE MORNING WALK . . .

166
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlaeger .

THE BIRTH OF CHRIST . . .

170

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PAGE
Adam Gottlob Oehlenschlaeger .

THE GOLD HORNS. . . .

172

B. S. Ingemann .

CORT ADELER . .

178

B. S. Ingemann .

THE ASPEN . . .

180

B. S. Ingemann .

DAME MARTHA'S FOUNTAIN .

182

THE SPIRIT OF THE NORTH . . . .

184

THE DANES OF YORE . . . .

188

IN PRAISE OF BÜLOW. Of deeds in heaven .

190

IN PRAISE OF BÜLOW. Many like to Billow .

198

THE WARRIOR FALLS ON HIS SWORD . .

196

THE NIGHTINGALE . . . . .

197

YOUTH'S SONG IN SPRING . . . .

198

THE TREASURE DIGGER . . .

199

THE FISHER . . . . .

201

THE CUCKOO . . . . .

204


SONG FROM THE FAROESE

THE LAY OF SKRYMNER . . . .

205


SONGS FROM THE OLD NORSE

THE VALKYRIE AND RAVEN . . . .

220

THE HAIL STORM . . . . .

227

VOLUSPO (from the Edda) . . . .

229


SONG FROM THE OLD ENGLISH

BEOWULF'S FIGHT WITH GRENDEL . .

242


SONG FROM THE WELSH

PROPHECY ABOUT THE BRITONS . . .

254

THE MOUNTAIN SNOW . . . .

255

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PAGE

Dafydd Benfras .

LLYWELYN . . . .

256

Dafydd ab Gwilym

THE CUCKOO . . . .

257

Dafydd ab Gwilym

MY DAINTY DAME . .

260

Dafydd ab Gwilym

THE MIST . . . .

262

Dafydd ab Gwilym

TO THE SUN . . . .

264

Dafydd ab Gwilym

THE FOX . . . .

267

Gruffydd Gryg . .

THE YEW TREE . . .

269

Rhys Brydydd . .

HUGADARN . . . .

270

Iolo Goch . . .

GLENDOWER'S MANSION . .

271

Iolo Goch . . .

ODE TO THE COMET . .

274

Iolo Gach . . .

ODE TO GLENDOWER AFTER HIS DISAPPEARANCE . .
277

Gruffydd Hiraethog

POOL CERIS . . .

281

Deio ap Ieuan Du

TO DAFYDD AP THOMAS ON THE GIFT OF A PEACOCK .
282

Vicar Rees Pritchard

THE PRINCE OF CYMREE . 284

Huw Morris . .

ELEGY ON BARBARA, WIFE OF
RICHARD MIDDLETON .
291

Lewis Morris . .

THE CUCKOO'S SONG IN MERION

298

Lewis Morris . .

ODE TO THE SNAIL . .

300
Lewis Morris and
Goronwy Owen
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE
TWO POETS . . .
301

Goronwy Owen . .

ODE TO LEWIS MORRIS

302

Goronwy Owen .

THE POET TO HIS MUSE

305

Goronwy Owen .

THE HARP . . . .

306

Goronwy Owen .

THE PEDIGREE OF THE MUSE

307

Goronwy Owen

THE SPIDER . . . .

312

HIRAETH, OR THE BARD'S LONGING . . .

318

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CONTENTS
 

SONGS FROM THE MANX

PAGE

BROWN WILLIAM . . . . . . .

314

MOLLIE CHARANE . . . . .

318

WHAT IS GLORY ?

320


SONGS FROM THE CORNISH

A TALE   . . . . . .

321


SONGS FROM THE IRISH

FINN AND THE DAMSEL, OR THE TRIAL OF WITS .

328

THE LAY OF THE CHASE . . . . .

381

BRAN AND THE BLACK DOG . . . . .

339

THE SONG OF DEIRDRA . . . . .

343

GRASACH ABO, OR THE CAUSE OF GRACE . .

345

Dermod O'Connor .

LINES . . . . .

347

Carolan. . . .

HIS RECEIPT . . .

348

Carolan .

EPIGRAMS

(a) ON FRIARS . . .

349

(b) ON A SURLY BUTLER .

349

A WITCH RHYME . . . . .

350

AN IRISH BLESSING . . . . .

350


SONGS FROM THE GAELIC

Maclntyre . . .

ODE TO SUMMER . . .

351

Maclntyre . . .

BEN DORAIN . . .

359

ISABEL . . . . . . . . .

378

RANNACH'S LASS . . . . .

380

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SONGS FROM THE GERMAN

PAGE

CHRIMEHILT (from the Nibelungenlied) . .

382

Gottfried August Burger .

LENORA . . .

387

Goethe . . . . .

THE ERL-KING . . .

396

Goethe . . . .

THE FAITHFUL KING OF
THULE . . .
398

Goethe . . . .

FRAGMENTS from Faust .

399

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