Jonas Rasmussen

But look, let's get into some music straight away.

Yes.

And I've asked you to choose specifically Danish music because I know very little of it.

Yes.

Um, so what are we gonna hear first?

I think we should start out with one of the most beloved Danish strophic songs called Yndigt dufter Danmark means, uh, the, the sweet smell of Denmark.

And it's a lovely text about being young and going out into, uh, the fields that is still smelling a little bit like wine from yesterday because there was a huge party.

[laughs]

And can really feel like the summer, the summer in the text as well.

And, um, we are in the midst of, uh, recording all the songs by Sven S. Schultz, who have written this piece, and this is his smash hit.

Everybody in Denmark has sung this particular piece.

But he's been writing so much more of high quality music during his lifetime.

So we are now exploring that and recording it for the first time.

Yndigt dufter Danmark.

I skær sommerluft.

Mærker lyset, duften næsten hvisker til.

Hør, hvor dugges fra de fjerne høje sagtent er.

Lykken vil her leve.

Skønt skær sommerslyng.

Snart og snart er stygt.

Stil og stil og stil.

Yndigt dufter Danmark.

I skær sommernatter.

Drømmer du her, hører du dugget då.

Velan, velan, vejer over grønne enge.