Páll Ólafsson
Illustration — Drawing by Sigurður málari. Páll Ólafsson (1827–1905) was an Icelandic poet and one of the most popular poets of the nation of the 19th century, known for poems about love and about horses. Many of his poems were made into popular song, such as Lóan er komin and Ó blessuð vertu sumarsól.
Also recorded as Pall Olafsson
Páll Ólafsson
Sigurður málari · Scanned from Jón Auðuns (1950). Sigurður Guðmundsson málari. H.f. Leiftur, Reykjavík. (Picture #47.) · Public domain
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1905
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Occupation
- poet
- Fields
- poetry
- Languages
- Icelandic
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• Collections • Ljóðmæli I-II. 1899–1900. • Ljóðmæli. 1944. • Ljóð. 1955. • Ljóðmæli II. Reykjavík 1955. • Fundin ljóð. Reykjavík 1971. • Eg skal kveða um eina þig alla mína daga. Salka, bókaútgáfa 2008. • List of poems • Title — |Year — |First published — |Reprinted/collected • Hríslan og laekurinn = The love of the birch tree and the stream — 2003 • Komdu langan veg = Come the long distance home — 2003 • Saell var ég thá = So joyous I was — 2003
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