Vi er røde, vi er hvide (Posted by popular demand) - Οι μη έχοντες Lower Στρατηγάκη, παρακαλούνται να αγνοήσουν το παρών πυροβολημένο ποστ.

For some bizarre reason that my poor mind can not decipher, it seems that Google's search engine favours this Greek speaking blog with a very high ranking when it comes to various search results, how strange they now may be.
I discovered recently that this blog ranks like #1 when people search for the whole phrase - or part of it - "Vi er røde, vi er hvide" - (We are red we are white in Danish). It so happens that it is the title of the Danish football national team supporter song. People from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and yes, even Iceland seem to be searching for the lyrics for this song on the Internet.
Since Iceland is my favourite country on this blue little planet of ours, for absolutely no good reason whatsoever, I feel obliged to the this particular Icelander who visited my blog yesterday, to post the lyrics this poor guy (guyess?) was searching for.
So here goes nothing…
The English translation is as a result of the many idiomatisms as low- fidelity as it gets, but whatever. It is mighty difficult to accurately translate some expressions that have associations to H.C. Andersens fairy tales or just are small language acrobatics in Danish. Of course last but not least, you can listen to the song as well thanx to esnips:



Som den lille grimme ælling
blir man rød og hvid på tælling
svæver som de hvide svaner
på alverdens udebaner.

Like the little tough ugly duckling
one becomes red and white by command,
gliding like the white swans
over the worlds soccer venues.

Vi går frem mod fodboldstater
som de tapre tinsoldater
som den lille, store Claus
klapper vi med hatten, DAVS!

We go ahead against football states,
like the brave tin soldiers
like the little, big Claus
We signal with our hats, HELLO!

Vi er røde, vi er hvide
Vi står sammen, side om side.
Vi er røde, vi er hvide
Vi står sammen, side om side.

We are red, we are white
We stay toghether, side by side.
We are red, we are white
We stay toghether, side by side.

Selv Olé må Luk' sit øje
når han ser en rød-hvid trøje.
Vi må kæmpe for det land,
der er boldens H.C. And.

Even Ole must shut his eye,
when he sees a red-white shirt
We are fighting for that land,
It’s football’s H.C. And.(Hans Christian Andersen)

Moder Danmark elsker alle
danske drenge, der kan knalde
bolden ud til verdens skue,
som en lille ny havfrue.

Mother Denmark loves everyone
Danish boys, that can crack
the ball out to the worlds sight,
like a little young mermaid

Vi er røde….

We are red….

Vi' humør og støvlekrudt
Vi er nederlag forbudt
Vi' kulør og glade fans
Vi' de danske roligans

We have high spirit and “explosive” boots
We are forbidding defeat
We are colourful and glad fans
We the Danish roligans (Rolig=Calm, so Roligan is the opposite of a hooligan)

Vi' humør og støvlekrudt
Vi er nederlag forbudt
Vi' kulør og glade fans
Vi' de danske roligans

We have high spirit and “explosive” boots
We are forbidding defeat
We are colourful and glad fans
We the Danish roligans (Rolig=Calm, so Roligan is the opposite of a hooligan)

Vi er røde, vi er hvide
Vi står sammen, side om side.
Vi er røde, vi er hvide
Vi står sammen, side om side.
Vi er røde, vi er hvide
Vi står sammen, side om side...


We are red, we are white
We stay toghether, side by side.
We are red, we are white
We stay toghether, side by side.
We are red, we are white
We stay toghether, side by side...