feel like an emotional, happy cry?
Then watch this Danish flash mob thingo:
They’re singing happy birthday to the bus driver. In Danish. I love watching his open face. So trusting. You can dive into his vulnerability. It’s happiness on a plate.
Today I needed to release some tears in this way. If you do, too, hope this does it for you.
An added thought from a reader which is really nice: Salbra (thank you!) posted this comment and I thought it brought another layer to things. She translates the happy birthday song for us:
Today is Mukhtar’s birthday – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
He surely will celebrate with a present he has wished for all year – and with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.
Look how he smiles for he is so glad, – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
And the day will also have mum and dad waiting for him at home – with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.
And now Mukhtar is home from work – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
and at his home he will hold a party and then the guets will come – with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.
To the end we yell out loud – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
Good long life and best wishes to Mukhtar -with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.Cheers, chocolate and cake – just sums up an amazingly welcoming country – who focus their days around providing comfort and love and food for their family and friends. They have a word for which there is no other translation “hyggelig” – which is like cosy – but it means being in the company of your beloveds and just hanging out with food and drink and candles and laughter and tears….
Birthdays are such a big celebration in Denmark – i remember my whole class in year ten arriving at six thirty am for birthday breakfast – bakery treats, scandanvian toasts and schnapps!
I’m missing my Danish host sister’s wedding this month – so its a bittersweet lovely reminder of how aweseome Denmark is – this love and joy is how I felt for the two amazing years I lived in the heart of Denmark…. Hurrah for Mukhtar.
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Absolutely beautiful……eyes watering with joy as I laugh. How about Mr Grumpy on the bus?
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Sarah – made my day – but to add to the lovely-ness of it all – let me share with you the words of the Danish birthday song – the translation is from my rusty Dansk learnt in Denmark with my Danish family in the 90ies -but the sentiment was there:
Today is Mukhtar’s birthday – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
He surely will celebrate with a present he has wished for all year – and with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.
Look how he smiles for he is so glad, – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
And the day will also have mum and dad waiting for him at home – with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.
And now Mukhtar is home from work – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
and at his home he will hold a party and then the guets will come – with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.
To the end we yell out loud – hurrah, hurrah, hurrah!
Good long life and best wishes to Mukhtar -with lovely chocolate, and cake, and tea.
Cheers, chocolate and cake – just sums up an amazingly welcoming country – who focus their days around providing comfort and love and food for their family and friends. They have a word for which there is no other translation “hyggelig” – which is like cosy – but it means being in the company of your beloveds and just hanging out with food and drink and candles and laughter and tears….
Birthdays are such a big celebration in Denmark – i remember my whole class in year ten arriving at six thirty am for birthday breakfast – bakery treats, scandanvian toasts and schnapps!
I’m missing my Danish host sister’s wedding this month – so its a bittersweet lovely reminder of how aweseome Denmark is – this love and joy is how I felt for the two amazing years I lived in the heart of Denmark…. Hurrah for Mukhtar.
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Oh Sarah, this is such a lovely thing to share – I’ve got goosebumps! Thank you.
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thanks for the translation Salbra , it would make me quite emotional and elated to hear that too, much more heartfelt than: happy birthday to you happy birthday to you , you look like a monkey and you smell like one too.
Forget changing the National Anthem – we need to change our Happy Birthday!
ha – thanks Sarah – love it.
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Thank you SO much for posting this, Sarah – I definitely needed an emotional, happy cry today! I’m wiping away the tears.
And thanks for the translation, Salbra! What a lovely song!
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I love this!! His face is just amazing.
makes me happy!
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You got me!! Tears are flowing… smile on my face… crumbled wet tissue as I type, but lovely… just lovely. Thank you for this. XOXO
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That is so amazing. I’d sure love to know the man that can inspire such a show!
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wow…so so beautiful and heartwarming. His face when he realises they are singing to him is magic.
thanks so much for sharing this, it has definitely made my week
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The translation from the Danish is slightly off. The bit about tea is a misunderstanding … It’s a children’s birthday song (and it’s embarassing that we can’t think of something better to sing to an adult). The meaning is “With lovely, (hot) chocolate and cakes”. We’re very sloppy with pronounciation, so I wouldn’t be surprise if quite a few Danes think, too, it has something to do with tea…
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Am sitting at work with tears rolling down my cheeks. Thanks for sharing the love, Sarah.
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