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by Laurits Christian Nielsen (1871 - 1930)

Jeg ser de bøgelyse øer
 (Sung text for setting by T. Aagaard)
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Language: Danish (Dansk) 
Jeg ser de bøgelyse øer ud over havet spredt,
så skært og skønt i solen, som aldrig jeg har set.
Jeg ved det, som de ligger dér, så er der kun så kort
fra grænse og til grænse. Men dette land er vort.

Jeg ser de slægter, som gik hen, mens hundredåret skred,
som vandt på Kongedybet, som under Dybbøl led;
de elsked ungt, de drømte langt de så kun alt for kort,
men frem af dem stod folket. Og dette folk er vort.

Og derfor bøje vi vort sind, hvor vi i verden går,
med længsel mod de strømme, som disse kyster når;
og derfor samle vi hvert navn, som steg af folkets jord,
i dem vor fortid leved, af dem vor fremtid gror.

Composition:

    Set to music by Thorvald Aagaard (1877 - 1937), "Jeg ser de bøgelyse øer", 1931

Text Authorship:

  • by Laurits Christian Nielsen (1871 - 1930), first published 1901

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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