Jakob Sande

Sande's first poems were published in 1929 in a volume titled Svarte næter (Black Nights). The book was not welcomed by conservative Christians because of language deemed "straightforward" and "foul" for that time. Other readers loved the work's sense of humor, irony, and his wonderful descriptions of nature. His second book of poems, Storm frå vest, was published in 1931. Conservative Christians criticized this work as well, even though one of the poems, "Salme," was later used in a collection of religious poems. In 1933, the book Frå Sundfjord til Rio (From Sunnfjord to Rio) was published. In three parts, the book described the sea, differences between the officers and the crew, bordellos, ports, and fighting in pubs. 1939 saw the publication of Krossen og sleggja (The Cross and the Sledgehammer), a collection of all his previous poems, as well as ten new ones. One of his most famous poems, "Da Daniel drog" ("When Daniel Left") was published in the collection Guten og Grenda (The Boy and the Village). The poem is sometimes referred to as "Vesle Daniel" ("Little Daniel"). Korn og klunger was published in 1950, and Sirius in 1955. His last book, Det kveldar på Kobbeskjer, was published in 1961. His poems vary from a burlesque and a sometimes grotesque humor as in Kallen og katten and Likfunn to high emotionality as in Fløytelåt and Vesle Daniel His song Det lyser i stille grender is included in most Norwegian books of hymns and is a popular Christmas song. His poem Etter ein rangel is very famous. Many of Jakob Sande's poems have been set to music. Two of the most popular groups who specialise in Jakob Sande lyrics are Aftenlandet and Jubelhornet.

• Gyldendal's Endowment for 1952 • Dobloug Prize for 1966