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TITLE: Danish Songs
TRACKS:
Jeg er havren Jeg har bjælder pa - I am the oats I wear bells. Marken er mejet og høet er hostet - The field has been mowed and the hay has been reaped. Septembers himmel er sa bla - So blue is the September sky. Det lysner over agres felt - Dawn is breaking upon the fields. I sne star urt og busk i skjul - Plant and bush are hidden by snow. Sig nærmer tiden da jeg ma væk - Close at hand is the hour when I have to leave. Spurven sidder stum bag kvist - The sparrow is silent behind the twig. Det er hvidt herude - It is white outside. Sneflokke kommer vrimlende - The air is alive with snowflakes. Det er i dag et vejr - et solskinsvejr - Today is a fine day is shining. Den grønne sode var - Green sweet spring. Se det summer af sol over engen - Watch the sun buzzing across the field. I skyggen vi vanke - Going for a stroll in the shadow. Danmark nu blunder den lyse nat - Denmark your bright night is asleep. Nu er dagen fuld af sang - Now the day is full of singing. Du danske sommer jeg elsker dig - Oh Danish summer I love you. Jeg bærer med smil min byrde - I carry my burden with a smile. Ole sad pa en knold og ng - Ole sat singing on a knoll. Hist hvor vejen slar en bugt - Yonder where the road curves. Det var en lørdag aften - On a Saturday evening. Nys fyldte skon Sired sit attende ar - Fair Sired had just turned eighteen. Hun er sod hun er blod - She is sweet she is soft. Flyv fugl! flyv over Furesoens vove - Fly bird! fly across the waves of the lake. Jeg ser de bogelyse oer - I see the islands bright with beeches. Pa Sjolunds fagre sletter - On the fair plains of Sealand. Som en rejselysten flade - Like a fleet eager to depart. I skovens dybe, stille ro - In the deep quiet peace of the wood. Lær mig nattens stjerne - Teach me star of the night. Stille hjerte sol gar ned - Be quiet heart the sun is setting. Underlige aftenlufte - Wondrous evening breezes. Natten er sa stille - So quiet is the night.
ARTISTS:
Elisabeth Meyer Topsoe Per Salo
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