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

By: Malene

Malene — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:14:09 +0000

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

By: sune v-n

sune v-n — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:09:56 +0000

By: sune v-n

sune v-n — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:03:46 +0000

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.

By: Joan Field

Joan Field — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:02:50 +0000

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

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:24:16 +0000

http://festklaveret.dk/gratis_melodier.php

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

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:18:18 +0000

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

By: Monique

Monique — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:09:03 +0000

I found this site -with more lyrics and midi music

By: Monique

Monique — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:35:40 +0000

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.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:35:02 +0000

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

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:13:04 +0000

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