Jakob Sande | |
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| Born | (1906-12-01)1 December 1906 |
| Died | 16 March 1967(1967-03-16) (aged 60) |
| Occupation(s) | writer, poet andfolk singer |
| Years active | 1929–1965 |
Jakob Sande (1 December 1906 – 16 March 1967) was a Norwegian writer, poet andfolk singer from Dale inSunnfjord. His parents were Andreas Sande and Ragna Margrete (born Barsnes). He married Solveig Ytterlid in 1942 and they had a daughter, Siri, in 1943.
He wrote all his texts inNynorsk, one of the two official Norwegian written language forms. His work helped secure a special place on the Norwegian culture-scene for the municipalityFjaler.
Sande was born on 1 December 1906 in the village ofDale inSunnfjord in the county ofSogn og Fjordane, Norway. His parents, Anders (father) and Ragna Margrete (mother), lived atKlokkargarden.
His career as a writer spanned from 1929 to 1967. He completed his cand philol exam in 1931, but then he went to work at sea as he had been drawn to that life from early on. In 1934 he started to work as alector inFredrikstad. AfterWorld War II he moved to the same position atUllern gymnas in Oslo.
In 1963, he decided to quit teaching and devote his life to writing. That year he received astipend of 15 000Norwegian kroner and was promised the same for 1964 and 1965.
His later years were marked by ill health.
He died on 16 March 1967 at age 61.
Sande's first poems were published in 1929 in a volume titledSvarte 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 bookFrå Sundfjord til Rio (FromSunnfjord toRio) 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 ofKrossen 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 collectionGuten 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, andSirius 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 inKallen og katten andLikfunn to high emotionality as inFløytelåt andVesle Daniel
His beautiful songDet lyser i stille grender is included in most Norwegian books of hymns and is a very popular Christmas song.
His poemEtter 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 areAftenlandet and Jubelhornet.
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