Sunday, 28 June 2026

Hans Christian Andersen: 'Smaabørn, kjør kun rask afsted!'

Denmark, 1937



Smaabørn, kjør kun rask af sted

 

Smaabørn, kjør kun rask afsted!

See, qvivit! vi komme med.

Det er Fastelavn i Dag,

Vi skal til et lystigt Lag;

Katten, som vil faae os fat,

Har de nu i Tønden sat.

Fare! Fare! Krigsmand!

Døden skal han lide,

Han kom dog til allersidst

I den sorte Gryde.

 

 

Quickly children, off you go!

 

Quickly children, off you go!

Whoosh, we’re with you, we’re not slow.

Lent is here again today,

Time for fun and time for play;

And the cat that chased us so

In the barrel has been stowed.

Danger, danger! Soldier!

Death comes when you’ve fallen,

You shall end up last of all

In the coal-black cauldron

 

 

For the ‘cat in the barrel’ game, see here.


 

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