Glædelig påske! / Happy Easter!

I dag fejrer vi livets sejr over døden. En dejlig dag! Jeg savner de gamle dage med korets koncert påskelørdag, sent om aftenen, men det går vel nok.......
Påskeliljerne her er set på en kirkegård. Et passende sted der får mig til at tænke på Grundtvigs gamle salme:

Påskeblomst! hvad vil du her?

Bondeblomst fra landsbyhave

uden duft og pragt og skær!

hvem er du velkommen gave?

Hvem mon, tænker du, har lyst

dig at trykke ømt til bryst?

Mener du, en fugl tør vove

sang om dig i Danmarks skove?

(Ja. Den sang vi også i koret. Snøft.)

Glædelig påske til jer og jeres familier!

Today we celebrate life conquering death. A wonderful day! I miss the old days with the choir and the concert very late at night on Easter Saturday, but I guess I'll have to live with that.....

These dandelions were found in a graveyard. A fitting spot for this flower, and it reminds me of an old hymn by Grundtvig (rough translation).

Easter flower! why are you here?

Peasant flower from the village

without scent or beauty or shine!

who will welcome you?

Who, do you think, desire

holding you to their heart?

Do you mean a bird would dare

singing of you in Danish forests?

The point of the song is that life sprang from the yellow sheets (stained from the corpse wrapped in them), and that the yellow color of the flower reminds us of that. A very beautiful song. (And yes. We sang it in the choir. Sniff.)

Happy Easter to all of you and your families!