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Tre små møer gik ved en åLuilæålæniå
Da brat de så en røver stå
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
Three little maidens walked by a river
Luilæålæniå
When suddenly they saw a bandit stand
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
Den første mø han tog i favn
Luilæålæniå
Og svingede hende rundt på stand
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
Of the first maiden he took a hold
Luilæålæniå
And swung her round on her feet
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Sig mig vil du være en røvers viv?"
Luilæålæniå
"Eller vil du dø for denne min kniv?"
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"Tell me, would you be a bandits wife?"
Luilæålæniå
"Or would you die by this; my knife"
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Jeg vil ikke være en røvers viv."
Luilæålæniå
"Da dør jeg hellere for din kniv."
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"I will not be a bandits wife,"
Luilæålæniå
"I would rather die by your knife"
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
Så tog han frem sin hvasse kniv
Luilæålæniå
Og så tog han hendes unge liv.
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
Then he took his sharpened knife
Luilæålæniå
And then he took her young life
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
Den anden mø han tog i favn
Luilæålæniå
Og svingede hende rundt på stand.
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å
Of the second maiden he took a hold
Luilæålæniå
And swung her round on her feet
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Sig mig vil du være en røvers viv?"
Luilæålæniå
"Eller vil du dø for denne min kniv?"
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"Tell me, would you be a bandits wife?"
Luilæålæniå
"Or would you die by this; my knife?"
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Jeg vil ikke være en røvers viv."
Luilæålæniå
"Da dør jeg hellere for din kniv."
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"I will not be a bandits wife."
Luilæålæniå
"Then i'd rather die by your knife."
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
Så tog han frem sin hvasse kniv
Luilæålæniå
Og så tog han hendes unge liv.
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
Then he took his sharpened knife
Luilæålæniå
And then he took her young life
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
Den tredje mø han tog i favn
Luilæålæniå
Og svingede hende rundt på stand.
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
Of the third maiden he took a hold
Luilæålæniå
And swung her round on her feet
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Sig mig vil du være en røvers viv?"
Luilæålæniå
"Eller vil du dø for denne min kniv?"
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"Tell me would you be a bandits wife?"
Luilæålæniå
"Or would you die by this; my knife?"
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Jeg vil ikke være en røvers viv."
Luilæålæniå
"Ej heller vil jeg dø for din kniv."
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"I will not be a bandits wife."
Luilæålæniå
"And nor will i die by your knife."
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Om mine brødre var her nu"
Luilæålæniå
"Da dræbte du ikke mine søstre to."
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"If my brothers were here now"
Luilæålæniå
"You could not have killed my sisters, two"
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Hvor er dine brødre så?"
Luilæålæniå
"Den ene er præst oppe nordenpå."
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"Where are your brothers, then?"
Luilæålæniå
"One is a priest up northernway"
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Hvor er din anden broder nu?"
Luilæålæniå
"Han er røver ligesom du."
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"Where is your other brother now?"
Luilæålæniå
"He is a bandit, just like you."
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
"Åh, Himlens Herre hjælpe mig nu!"
Luilæålæniå
"Da dræbte jeg mine søstre to!"
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
"Oh, heavens lord help me now!"
Luilæålæniå
"Then i have killed my sisters, two!"
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
Så tog han frem sin hvasse kniv
Luilæålæniå
Og så tog han sit eget unge liv.
På den grønne, grønne bred ved Ølen Å.
Then he took his sharpened knife
Luilæålæniå
And took away his own young life
On the green, green banks by Ølen Å
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Comments: 25
It reminds me a lot of this song: [link]
Nice - thanks for the translation.
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Ooh, havent heard that one.
Thanks for the link
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lovely. i wish i could speak a second language as well as you do. or write in a second language. perhaps i'll learn french someday... or italian. id love to live in italy...
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I am glad you like it.
You could learn french. Its not too difficult and people speak it all over the world... and it sounds cool too.
Italy is great. I spent some of the best days i remember there
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Oh my! I know! Isn't Italy just a dream?! I went to Milan, Rome, Florence and Venice and I hope to someday live in a flat in Florence... on the river or right above the Dolce & Gabbana store.
I would love to learn French but I don't have the time. It's so frustrating!!! >< GRRR!!!
I should be posting up some actual WRITEN work soon because I've been working on an essay in my English Comp class. YAY!
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Indeed. Sadly i have never been further south than Milan, but i would love to go to Rome some day
The southern Dolomites though... ahh.
We need 26 hour days.
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Rome is lovely but I did not get to see much of the city. I visited the main touristy attractions... in Florence, however, I memorized the layout of the city. It is just beautiful! I saw David and all... stunning! I was hoping to see some Caravaggio because he is my favorite Baroque artist but he was only on display back in Rome and my teachers did not want to take us to a museam *suprise suprise*. Venice was interesting but REALLY smelly and dirty. It was definately a tourist city but nonetheless I loved their artsy shops and such. I bought some of their porcelyn masks and they are hanging in my bedroom back at home in Fort Lauderdale.
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The tourist attractions are nice, but its something special to see the "rest"
But museums are always fun.
We stayed at a friend of my grandmothers' hotel. He is like 70, but he looks and acts 50. He went mountain hiking with us, showed us a beautiful restaurant on a mountainside under a big waterfall, the apple orchards... he is great.
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wow... that sounds lovely... i can't wait to get back to ANYWHERE in europe.
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Harzen? no. ive actually never even heard of it... where is it?
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(Turns out its called Harz in english 
Its a mountain chain/region in north Germany. Ive been there on holiday once. Its beautiful. When i first went there, we were driving on a narrow mountain road (my first encounter with a proper mountain too) and as we moved through the forest we passed through the cloud layer (appearing as really thick fog, rolling down the slopes and through the woods). It was so mystical. Ive loved mountains ever since
[link]
Its not quite the Dolomites... but its nice.
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Danish verse
English translation
Danish 2nd verse
English translation of 2nd verse
The mp3 link is woth a click.
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Thank you sooo very much. The whole English not English thing confused me. Thanks though, it's very poetic and sad...
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It is. Thats why i decided to share it
I think its fun to think that the story is so, so old and still works. The tune is great too.
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now if only i could read danish
i can understand some of it actually
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How much do you understand? And where'd you learn that?
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...i haven't learnt any danish but i know german...
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...some of the words are the same...
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