O! DEN SKØNNE, SKØNNE MAJ!
(majsang)
nr. 219 in Danmarks melodibog
|: O! den skønne, skønne Maj! :|
Rundt paa Mark og Høje
staa med aabent Øje
Blomster smaa paa hver en Vej.
|: O! den skønne, skønne Maj! :|
Herlig, herlig er den skønne Maj!
|: O, Natur, hvor skøn er du! :|
Træets Knopper svulmer.
Livet stille ulmer
i hvert lille Frøkorn nu.
|: O, Natur, hvor skøn er du! :|
Herlig, herlig, o, Natur, er du!
|: O, den friske Morgenluft! :|
Blomster, Græs og Blade
Duggens Perler bade,
rundt sig spreder søde Duft.
|: O, den friske Morgenluft! :|
Herlig, herlig kvæger Morgenluft!
|: Overalt er Jubelklang! :|
Fuglen muntert triller,
og mens hyrden spiller,
lyder Pigens glade Sang.
|: Overalt er Jubelklang! :|
Herlig, herlig toner Glædens Sang! | OH! THE LOVELY, LOVELY MAY!
(May song)
English singable translation by Jim Lucas
|: Oh! the lovely, lovely May! :|
'Round the fields and heights
stand with open eyes
Little flowers on every way.
|: Oh! the lovely, lovely May! :|
Glorious, glorious is the lovely May!
|: O, Nature, how lovely you are! :|
Buds of the tree swell.
Life wakes that was still,
in every little seed there.
|: O, Nature, how sweet you are! :|
Glorious, glorious, O Nature, you are!
|: O, the fresh morning air! :|
Flowers, Grass and Leaves
Each dewdrop pearl bathes,
all around spreads fragrant air.
|: O, the fresh morning air! :|
Glorious, glorious blows the morning air!
|: Joyous cheers are everywhere! :|
The bird trills on its way,
and while the shepherd plays,
the girl sings a happy air.
|: Cheers are everywhere! :|
Glorious, glorious tones of the joyous song! |