We sail up and down the stream With handball pride and the mermaid dream Beech trees mirrored in beaches so grand For Denmark is a lovely land For Denmark is a lovely land Stone age – - finds in fields Flint and stone – bone and shields Open landscapes, chalk and sand That was before Denmark became a land That was before Denmark became a land Viking Age – raiding bands Everyone guards against all hands The Jelling stones, a royal might (And with) a flag from heaven, a nation in sight (And with) a flag from heaven, a nation in sight Fields and farms, the village core Strip fields stretching, far once more Crofters and co-op reforms In Denmark, we shaped new norms In Denmark, we shaped new norms Ørsted, Carlsberg, cryolite A.P., Danfoss, FLSmidth in sight Welfare state, a social pact Capital and labor, bound in act Capital and labor, bound in act Democracy and monarchy Elections, welfare dreams set free Freedom of speech, MeToo tides In Denmark, we turn new pages of life In Denmark, we turn new pages of life But in the comfort and cozy glow, a devil stays Hospitality can twist in hidden ways Race and faith and ethnicity Tests daily our humanity Tests daily our humanity Economy, stress and growing traffic Demographics and climatic panic PFAS, nitrates, pesticides Nature and society call for changing tides Nature and society call for changing tides Political promises, expert views Only tomorrow reveals the truths If the goals and fiscal room we test Bring drinkable water and the concerns at rest Bring drinkable water and the concerns at rest Denmark is not alone out here We’re shaped by paths that others steer Iran, Gaza, Ukraine’s strain How do we face this global chain? How do we face this global chain? We sail up and down the stream With handball pride and the mermaid dream Beech trees mirrored in the beaches so grand For Denmark is a lovely land For Denmark is a lovely land
