Danish lyrics
- Der er et yndigt land,
- det står med brede bøge
- nær salten østerstrand :|
- Det bugter sig i bakke, dal,
- det hedder gamle Danmark
- og det er Frejas sal :|
- Der sad i fordums tid
- de harniskklædte kæmper,
- udhvilede fra strid :|
- Så drog de frem til fjenders mén,
- nu hvile deres bene
- bag højens bautasten :|
- Det land endnu er skønt,
- thi blå sig søen bælter,
- og løvet står så grønt :|
- Og ædle kvinder, skønne mø'r
- og mænd og raske svende
- bebo de danskes øer :|
- Hil drot og fædreland!
- Hil hver en danneborger,
- som virker, hvad han kan! :|
- Vort gamle Danmark skal bestå,
- så længe bøgen spejler
- sin top i bølgen blå :|
English translation
- There is a lovely country
- it stands with broad beeches
- near the salty eastern beach
- It winds itself in hill, valley,
- it is called old Denmark
- and it is Freja's hall
- There sat in former times,
- the armour-suited warriors,
- rested from conflict
- Then they journeyed forwards to their enemies' injury,
- now their bones are resting
- behind the mound's menhir
- That country is still lovely,
- because the sea waves so blue frolic,
- and the foliage stands so green
- And noble women, beautiful maidens,
- and men and brisk swains
- inhabit the Danes' islands
- Hail king and native country!
- Hail every a Dane-citizen,
- who works, what he can
- Our old Denmark shall endure,
- as long the beech reflects
- its top in the blue wave
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