Text & Translation
Danse, danse dukke min!
Danish source:
Hans Christian Andersen
Nej, hvor frøkenen er fin!
Kavaleren ligeså,
han har hat og handsker på,
bukser hvide, kjole blå,
ligtorn på den store tå.
Han er fin, og hun er fin.
Danse, danse, dukke min!
Her er gamle Lisemor!
Hun er dukke fra i fjord;
håret nyt, det er af hør,
panden vasket er med smør;
hun er ganske ung igen.
Kom du med, min gamle ven!
I skal danse alle tre,
det er penge værd at se.
Danse, danse, dukke min!
Gør de rette dansetrin!
Foden udad, hold dig rank,
så er du så sød og slank!
Neje, dreje, snurre rundt,
det er overmåde sundt!
Det er nydeligt at se,
I er søde alle tre.
Dance, dance, doll of mine!
English translation ©
Jean Hersholt
The girl doll's dress is very fine.
The boy doll is a dandy, too;
He wears gloves and hat and shoe;
White pants, blue coat, him adorn;
On his toe he has a corn.
He is fine and she is fine.
Dance, dance, doll of mine!
The old doll's name is Lise-moér;
She is from the year before;
Her hair is new; it's made of flax,
Her Forehead polished up with wax.
Young again, not old and done.
Come along, my cherished one,
Let us dance a fast gavotte;
To watch, it is worth a lot.
Dance, dance, doll of mine!
Watch your steps and get in line;
One foot forward; watch your feet.
Dancing makes you slender, sweet.
Bow and twist and turn around;
That will make you hale and sound.
What a sight it is to see!
You are doing fine, all three.
_Reproduced with kind permission from The Hans Christian Andersen Center_
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Danse, danse dukke min!
Danish source:
Hans Christian Andersen
Dance, dance, doll of mine!
English source:
Jean Hersholt
Danse, danse, dukke min!
Dance, dance, doll of mine!
Nej, hvor frøkenen er fin!
The girl doll's dress is very fine.
Kavaleren ligeså,
The boy doll is a dandy, too;
han har hat og handsker på,
He wears gloves and hat and shoe;
bukser hvide, kjole blå,
White pants, blue coat, him adorn;
ligtorn på den store tå.
On his toe he has a corn.
Han er fin, og hun er fin.
He is fine and she is fine.
Danse, danse, dukke min!
Dance, dance, doll of mine!
Her er gamle Lisemor!
The old doll's name is Lise-moér;
Hun er dukke fra i fjord;
She is from the year before;
håret nyt, det er af hør,
Her hair is new; it's made of flax,
panden vasket er med smør;
Her Forehead polished up with wax.
hun er ganske ung igen.
Young again, not old and done.
Kom du med, min gamle ven!
Come along, my cherished one,
I skal danse alle tre,
Let us dance a fast gavotte;
det er penge værd at se.
To watch, it is worth a lot.
Danse, danse, dukke min!
Dance, dance, doll of mine!
Gør de rette dansetrin!
Watch your steps and get in line;
Foden udad, hold dig rank,
One foot forward; watch your feet.
så er du så sød og slank!
Dancing makes you slender, sweet.
Neje, dreje, snurre rundt,
Bow and twist and turn around;
det er overmåde sundt!
That will make you hale and sound.
Det er nydeligt at se,
What a sight it is to see!
I er søde alle tre.
You are doing fine, all three.
Composer
Fini Henriques
Valdemar Fini Henriques was a Danish composer and violinist. Henriques' music is considered open and welcoming, and was very popular in his lifetime. He wrote mostly for his own instrument — the violin — in addition to songs and piano…
Poet
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories, called eventyr in…