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Can Anyone Help with the Danish Song “Hun ska leve”?

Doug wrote:

Mama Lisa,

I am in USA but our family still sings a song called hun ska leve. This is a traditional Danish song.

Does anyone know where to get lyrics and music for this traditional song? Please let me know.

Thanks,

Doug Hansen

If anyone can help out with this song, please comment below or email me.

Thanks!

-Lisa

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11 Responses to “Can Anyone Help with the Danish Song “Hun ska leve”?”

1. Kathleen Says:
   June 24th, 2007 at 6:52 am

   Hi Doug,

   I am American and I live in Denmark. I asked my Danish husband and he recommended Googling it. Here is a link and the text I found: http://m-r-a.dk/index.php?S=43

   Hun skal leve, hun skal leve, hun skal leve, højt hurra.

   Hurra, hurra, den skål, den var bra.
   Hurra, hurra, den skål, den var bra.

   Hun skal leve (ja, hun ska’),
   hun skal leve (ja, hun ska’),
   Hun skal leve så hurraaaaaa.

   lenge leve, HURRA, HURRA, HURRA!!

   Hope this helps!

   Kathleen
   Copenhagen, Denmark

2. Lisa Says:
   June 24th, 2007 at 10:13 am

   Thanks for writing Kathleen!

   Is this the version you’re looking for Doug?

   Can anyone help with an English translation, tune or if anyone knows where Doug can find the sheet music, that’d be great!

   Thanks!

   -Lisa

3. Charlotte Says:
   October 26th, 2007 at 2:35 pm

   I’m Danish and have lived and stayed in wonderful San Diego CA from 1998 – 2006. Now being back home in Denmark I stumbled on your question searching for Danish children songs… I’ll try to translate the song as well and precisely as I can. It is a song you sing, when you celebrate someones birthday, or graduation, or wedding, or any other accomplishment the person has to celebrate at a party … usually it is sung when the party goers have been eating and drinking to the point, where happiness, relaxed, and humorous feelings kick in (alcohol has a pretty big part of that ). “Hun” means she, and you replace “hun” with “han” (he), where appropriate. It is a commanding sentence. Like you order a dog to “Sit” This is why I have left out he or she in my translation. But you can add: May you live for long… if you wish… The letters under the text are the music notes….

   Live for long!
   F F F C
   Live for long!
   A A A F
   Live for long!
   C C C C
   Big hooray.
   A# E F

   Hooray, hooray, this was a good Cheers.
   C A C A C D C A# A A#
   Hooray, hooray, this was a good Cheers.
   A# G A# G A# C A# A G A

   Live for long!
   F F F C
   Live for long!
   A A A F
   Live for long!
   C C C C
   Big hooray!
   A# E F

   Hope this helped.
   Best wishes
   Charlotte

4. Monique Says:
   October 27th, 2007 at 2:35 am

   Thanks Charlotte

   Could you please tell us the length of these notes so that we can make a midi. The Chinese way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jianpu would be the best way to write it down.

5. Monique Says:
   October 27th, 2007 at 11:09 am

   I found this site -with more lyrics and midi music

6. Charlotte Says:
   October 28th, 2007 at 5:18 am

   Monique
   … I never received musical tutoring, and am self-taught….. don’t know notes…. just know what the note is called on the piano…. sorry
   But the second site is exactly the very song in question. My pc won’t play the midi… hope it works on yours
   the song is 4/4 tact…. and the letters under the text can be used when you play guitar

7. Charlotte Says:
   October 28th, 2007 at 6:24 am

   http://festklaveret.dk/gratis_melodier.php

   skal potpouri some of this song is played…. ofcourse it will cost you if you want it all….

8. Joan Field Says:
   April 16th, 2008 at 11:02 am

   Can anyone help with this Danish Drinking Song “Skal Comarda ” ?

9. sune v-n Says:
   April 19th, 2008 at 6:03 am

   Hi Joan Field : your phonetic : “skal comarda—” — I havn´t heard it , but I
   imagine, that it is derived from “skål (skaal) kammerater– (cheers comrades–) a drinking/toasting song. It might be helpful to contact the site suggested by Kathleen above or the other danish
   website “Spillefolk.dk” (the folk-dance musicians of Copenhagen ) there is an englist version to the site.

10. sune v-n Says:
    April 19th, 2008 at 6:09 am

    OR: – goto : beskeder@danskesange.dk

11. Malene Says:
    August 12th, 2008 at 3:14 am

    i am danish, and Joan Field..
    i don’t think we have a song called skal/ skål? comarda :)

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