At the day-time when I'm working,
Thou reignest in my thoughts;
At night when I am sleeping,
Thou reignest in my dreams;
At dawn when I a-wak-en,
I yearn with long-ing sore,
For my be-lov-ed sweet-heart,
So far, so far a-way.
"That is one of my Ejnar's favourites," she said, turning to Katharine.
The company began to be mildly interested. It was not the Norwegian habit of mind to be interested at once. Still, one or two faces betrayed a faint sign of pleasure; and one of the men peeped in from the hall. Then she sang another Swedish song, "Oh, hear, thou young Dora." It was so like Gerda to feel in a Swedish mood when she ought to have been feeling Norwegian.