Despite not having blogged much for the past years, or rather, not writing down many blog posts, because I do in fact have had a lot of blogs composed inside my head, I sometimes wish I had a Danish blog for stuff that only makes sense in Danish or for Danes.
This is one of them. For reference, here's someone singing an original version, with gestures (apparently the text is by Oskar Schlichtkrull and music by Finn Høfding). Obviously, when trying to get your baby daughter to sleep, you don't do any gestures.
Lys' vuggevise v. 3
Gentle, deep voice
Jeg har en flyvemaskine,
den har vinger på.
Du kan tro at de er fine,
for de er malet blå.
Og når jeg flyver om natten,
så tager jeg lygter på.
Der er ingen der kan ta' dem,
for hvem kan himlen nå?
Min mor, hun sidder og strikker,
og hun har lovet mig:
Den dag der ik' er flere masker,
flyver hun og jeg.
Min far, han ligger og læser.
Men han har sagt til mig:
En dag hvor vinden rigtig blæser,
flyver han og jeg.
Min kat den sidder og spinder,
for jeg har lovet den:
En dag hvor solen rigtig skinner,
flyver vi afsted.
Jeg flyver hen over havet,
jeg flyver over land.
Propellen har jeg selv lavet,
den kør' så hurtigt som den kan.
Og mens min motor den brummer,
så kigger jeg op og ned,
for at se om der er andre folk der flyver,
så'en en dag hvor solen bare bli'r ved...
Here's a rough translation:
I have a flying machine,
it has wings on.
You can believe they're so fine,
because they're colored orange.
And when I fly at night,
I put the lights on.
There is noone who can take them,
because who can reach the sky?
My mum is sitting and knitting,
and she has said to me:
The day she's out of stitches,
she and I will fly.
My dad is on the couch and reading.
But he has promised me:
A day where the wind is really blowing,
he and I will fly.
My cat is in the window purring,
because I've promised it.
A day the sun is really shining,
we will fly away.
I'm flying over the ocean,
I'm flying over land.
The propeller is one of my invention,
turning as fast as it can.
And while my engine is humming,
I'm looking up and down,
to see if other people are out flying,
such a day where the sun is high...
