Danish National Anthem

Det er et yndigt land

The Danish National Anthem or Faedrelandssang – Fathers Land Song is Der er yndigt land. (There is a lovely country)

You can click on the video below to hear the music; if you would like to hear the accompanying words, click on the second video.

On the second video you can hear Miriam Jul Rasmussen singing the Danish National Anthem.

The original lyrics were written in 1819 by Adam Oehlenschläger and the music was composed in 1835 by Hans Ernst Krøyer. The lyrics have changed a bit over the years and they even tried to change the music, but it remains unchanged from the original score.

The words are in Danish, so I have included an English translation. The words don't really follow that well in English, but at least you can get an idea of what she is singing about. You can also see the Danish words in the above video and try to sing along with the danish national anthem.

Lyrics to Danish National Anthem

There are more verses, yet they are rarely sung, so I have only included this version since it is the one you will hear. If the other version is ever sung, no one will know the other verses except a very few people.

Note: Besides the Danish national anthem being sung, at many royal events there is also the royal anthem called "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast".

You can hear it below. The words are on the screen. Unless you plan on attending a royal event, you will only hear this on television where royal events are shown, so do not worry about learning the words.

Keep your ears peeled to hear both anthems: the royal and danish national anthem on these dates.

You can learn more interesting information for expats in Denmark here.

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