{"id":355,"date":"2012-02-14T07:07:09","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T07:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=355"},"modified":"2012-02-09T09:18:54","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T09:18:54","slug":"snowman-frost-miss-thaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/02\/14\/snowman-frost-miss-thaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowman Frost + Miss Thaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In my experience, one of the best ways to appropriate the basics of a foreign language, is to read a lot of poetry and children\u2019s literature. The two blend nicely in \u201dSnemand Frost\u201d (Snowman Frost), a poem by beloved poet Halfdan Rasmussen (1915-2002). With this simple \u2013 albeit tragic! \u2013 love story I would like to wish you all a happy Valentine\u2019s day<\/span>!<\/p>\n

The text itself should be pretty straightforward. S\u00f8nders\u00f8<\/a> (\u2019Southern Lake\u2019) is the name of several Danish s\u00f8|er<\/strong> (lake|s). The Copenhagener poet might have had S\u00f8nders\u00f8 in North Zealand in mind. kyssed\u2019<\/strong> is a poetic shortening of kyssede<\/strong>, \u2019kissed\u2019. (The final e<\/em> isn\u2019t pronounced in the spoken language anyway. Likewise, ha\u2019<\/strong> is a written representation of the way [at] have<\/strong>, \u2019[to] have\u2019 or \u2019[to] keep\u2019, usually sounds.) Here we go:<\/p>\n

Snemand Frost og Fr\u00f8ken T\u00f8<\/span>
\ngik en tur ved S\u00f8nders\u00f8,<\/span>
\nfandt en b\u00e6nk og slog sig ned,<\/span>
\ntalte lidt om k\u00e6rlighed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Snowman Frost and Miss Thaw<\/span><\/em>
\nTook a stroll at S\u00f8nders\u00f8,<\/span><\/em>
\nFound a bench and settled down,<\/span><\/em>
\nTalked a bit about love.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Snemand Frost, som var lidt bleg,<\/span>
\nspurgte: \u201dM\u00e5 jeg kysse dig?\u201d<\/span>
\nMen da fr\u00f8ken T\u00f8 var varm<\/span>
\nsmeltede hans h\u00f8jre arm.<\/span><\/p>\n

Snowman Frost, who was a little pale,<\/em><\/span>
\nasked: \u201dMay I kiss you?\u201d<\/em><\/span>
\nBut as Miss Thaw was hot<\/em><\/span>
\nHis right arm melted.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Da han kyssed\u2019 hendes kind,<\/span>
\nsvandt han ganske langsomt ind.<\/span>
\nDa han kyssed\u2019 hendes mund,<\/span>
\nblev han v\u00e6k i samme stund.<\/span><\/p>\n

When he kissed her cheek<\/em><\/span>
\nHe shrank quite slowly.<\/em><\/span>
\nWhen he kissed her mouth<\/em><\/span>
\nhe was gone at the same moment.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

P\u00e5 en b\u00e6nk ved S\u00f8nders\u00f8<\/span>
\nsidder stakkels fr\u00f8ken T\u00f8.<\/span>
\nSnemand Frost er smeltet op.<\/span>
\nHun m\u00e5 ha\u2019 ham i en kop!<\/span><\/p>\n

On a bench at S\u00f8nders\u00f8<\/em><\/span>
\npoor Miss Thaw is sitting.<\/em><\/span>
\nSnowman Frost has melted away.<\/em><\/span>
\nShe has to keep him in a cup!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In my experience, one of the best ways to appropriate the basics of a foreign language, is to read a lot of poetry and children\u2019s literature. The two blend nicely in \u201dSnemand Frost\u201d (Snowman Frost), a poem by beloved poet Halfdan Rasmussen (1915-2002). With this simple \u2013 albeit tragic! \u2013 love story I would like…<\/p>\n

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