Danish National Anthem

Danish National Anthem in Danish

Der er et yndigt land, det står med brede bøge nær salten østerstrand nær salten østerstrand |Det bugter sig i bakke, dal ,det hedder gamle Danmark og det er Frejas sal

Der sad i fordums tidde harniskklædte kæmper, udhvilede fra strid 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 løvet står så grønt |Og ædle kvinder, skønne mø'r og mænd og raske svende bebo de danskes øer bebo de danskes øer

Hil drot og fædreland! Hil hver en danneborger, som virker, hvad han kan! som virker, hvad han kan! Vort gamle Danmark skal bestå, så længe bøgen spejler sin top i bølgen blå sin top i bølgen blå

English Translation

There’s a beautiful country It stands with wide beeches Near the salty eastern beaches Near the salty eastern beaches It bays in the back and valley It’s called Old Denmark And it is Freya’s hall

Who sat in former times The armor-dressed fighters Rested from the fight Rested from the fight then went up to the enemies injury Now resting their legs Behind the menhir of the hills

The country that’s still great because blue is the sea that waves and the foliage is so green and the foliage is so green and noble women and beautiful virgins and men and healthy swains inhabit the islands of the Danish inhabit the islands of the Danish

Hail king and motherland Hail any Danish citizen who gives what he can who gives what he can Our old Denmark will endure as long as the beech-tree mirrors its treetop in the blue waves its treetop in the blue waves