Text & Translation
Skjærer 'The Magpies'
Danish source:
Andreas Grimelund Jynge
i Hvidt og i Sort,
Som svanset og danset,
Og husj! Fløi hun
bort til Kirsebærtræet.
I Svingen hun Vingen
Mod Grenene strøg
Og smeldret og gneldret
Saa Blomsterne føg
Af Kirsebærtræet.
„Forresten her næsten
Jo staseligt er,”
Hun skratter: „Kom Fatter!
Saa bygger vi her
I Kirsebærtræet!”
Han skaggret og flaggret
Og Stjerten stod stiv,
Tog Svingen slog Vingen
omkring hendes Liv,
i Kirsebærtræet.
Hun ventet, han hentet
Blot sølete Mos.
Hun smeldte, han skjældte,
De kag og slos
I Kirsebærtræet.
Hun hakket, han takket,
Han vingerne strøg,
Hun deiset, han seiset,
Saa Fjærene føg,
I Kirsebærtræet.
The Magpies
English translation ©
Joanna Harries
white and black,
flicked her tail and danced,
and whoosh! She flew
away into the cherry tree.
She turned her wing
and stroked it against the branches
and flapped and squawked
so that the flowers flew
from the cherry tree.
“Well, here it’s
almost a palace”,
she laughed: “Come on Dad!
We’ll build here
in the cherry tree!”
He fluttered and preened
and his tail stood stiff,
and turned and wrapped his wing
around her waist
in the cherry tree.
She waited, and he picked up
wet, muddy moss.
She smacked, he scolded,
they cackled and fought
in the cherry tree.
She pecked, he thanked,
he stroked his wings,
she sighed, he cried,
and feathers flew
in the cherry tree.
Skjærer 'The Magpies'
Danish source:
Andreas Grimelund Jynge
The Magpies
English source:
Joanna Harries
En Skjære paa Gjære
A swaggering magpie,
i Hvidt og i Sort,
white and black,
Som svanset og danset,
flicked her tail and danced,
Og husj! Fløi hun
and whoosh! She flew
bort til Kirsebærtræet.
away into the cherry tree.
I Svingen hun Vingen
She turned her wing
Mod Grenene strøg
and stroked it against the branches
Og smeldret og gneldret
and flapped and squawked
Saa Blomsterne føg
so that the flowers flew
Af Kirsebærtræet.
from the cherry tree.
„Forresten her næsten
“Well, here it’s
Jo staseligt er,”
almost a palace”,
Hun skratter: „Kom Fatter!
she laughed: “Come on Dad!
Saa bygger vi her
We’ll build here
I Kirsebærtræet!”
in the cherry tree!”
Han skaggret og flaggret
He fluttered and preened
Og Stjerten stod stiv,
and his tail stood stiff,
Tog Svingen slog Vingen
and turned and wrapped his wing
omkring hendes Liv,
around her waist
i Kirsebærtræet.
in the cherry tree.
Hun ventet, han hentet
She waited, and he picked up
Blot sølete Mos.
wet, muddy moss.
Hun smeldte, han skjældte,
She smacked, he scolded,
De kag og slos
they cackled and fought
I Kirsebærtræet.
in the cherry tree.
Hun hakket, han takket,
She pecked, he thanked,
Han vingerne strøg,
he stroked his wings,
Hun deiset, han seiset,
she sighed, he cried,
Saa Fjærene føg,
and feathers flew
I Kirsebærtræet.
in the cherry tree.
Composer
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
The composer, pianist and teacher Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847-1907) was born in Holmestrand, Norway and died in Kristiania (today Oslo) in 1907. After initial resistance, her parents recognised her considerable talent and supported her musical…
