Højt på en gren en krage

Danish text: Højt på en gren en krage Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Højt på en gren en krage sad Så kom en hæslig jæger, Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Så kom en hæslig jæger hen Han skød den stakkels krage, Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Han skød den stakkels krage ned Nu er den stakkels krage, Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Nu er den stakkels krage død Og da et år var gået, Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Og da et år var gået hen Da var den krage atter, Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Da var den krage atter levende Så blev de alle glade Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Så blev de alle glade igen	English translation: High on a branch a crow Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim High on a branch a crow sat Along a gruesome hunter Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Along a gruesome hunter came He shot the poor crow Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim He shot the poor crow down Now the poor crow is Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Now the poor crow is dead And after a year was gone Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim And after a year was gone by Then the crow was resurr.. Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Then the crow was resurrected And all the people were glad Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim And all the people were glad again	English scanning version: High in a tree a cuckoo Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim High in a tree a cuckoo sang Along a ruthless hunter Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Along a ruthless hunter came He shot the singing cuckoo Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim He shot the singing cuckoo down And now the singing cuckoo was Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim And now the singing cuckoo was dead But after one whole year had gone Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim But after one whole year had gone by Again the cuckoo in the tree Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim Again the cuckoo in the tree sang. And all the people loved it so Simsaladim bam basala dusala dim And all the people loved it so much.
Note: In the original German this was a political protest song, the singing cuckoo was a metaphor for freedom, and the hunter a metaphor for repression.

Based on <http://www.ugle.dk/hoejt_paa_en_gren_en_krage.html>
Expanded Danish version by Pastor Elisabeth Arendt, Toronto, 2011-09-21
English scanning version largely by Peter Renzland, Toronto, 2012-02-26
Description and translation: Laine Ruus, Oakville 2011-10-15, rev. 2012-08-03

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