Danmörk / Denmark
Svantes lykkelige dag
This wonderful, life-affirming song by Benny Andersen is extremely popular in Denmark.
- Lyrics in Danish
- Birte sings Svantes lykkelige dag (MP3)
- Guitar chords by Sæli
- Icelandic translation 1 - Lukkudagur Svantes.
- Icelandic translation 2 - Morgunsöngur Svantes.
Dansevise
This lovely song, written by Otto Francker and Sejr Volmer-Sørensen, was the winner of the Eurovision song contest in 1963.
Det er i dag et vejr
Spring is the season for love... and hyacinths!
- Birte reads the lyrics - sound file, MP3 format.
- Lyrics with sheet music
- Lyrics MS Word format
- Lyrics PDF
Fødselsdagssang
Danish birthday song by Otto Mikkelsen with a distinct melody.
- Birte reads the lyrics out loud - Sound file.
- Birte sings the song - Sound file.
- I dag er det Birtes fødselsdag - Lyrics in Danish, MS Word format.
- I dag er det Birtes fødselsdag - PDF format.
- Sheet music
- Guitar chords
Op, I gæve sønner
The well-known Icelandic song "Nú er frost á Fróni" is actually composed to a Danish melody. Most of the material for this song is on the Iceland page but here are the original Danish lyrics.
It is interesting that unlike "Nú er frost á Fróni", which describes the suffering of a hard winter, the Danish version is a festive and playful drinking song!