The Enchantment of Danish Midsummer: A Night of Heritage and Transformation

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Enchantment of Danish Midsummer: A Night of Heritage and Transformation Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-enchantment-of-danish-midsummer-a-night-of-heritage-and-transformation Story Transcript:Da: Den danske midsommer var altid fuld af snurrende farver.En: The Danish midsummer was always full of swirling colors.Da: Det var lige som om, det hele blev lidt mere jersey, lidt mere levende, når midsommer havde støvet majstangen af.En: It was as if everything became a bit more magical, a bit more alive, when midsummer had dusted off the maypole.Da: Og larmerne i gaderne lød bare anderledes.En: And the noises in the streets just sounded different.Da: Lars, Sofie og Frederik var fra København.En: Lars, Sofie, and Frederik were from Copenhagen.Da: De boede alle i byen og arbejdede på forskellige kontorer.En: They all lived in the city and worked in different offices.Da: Alle tre var de børn af storbyen og en moderne tid.En: All three of them were children of the city and a modern era.Da: Men når midsommeren brød ud, uden en eneste sky på himlen, forvandlede de sig helt.En: But when midsummer broke out, without a single cloud in the sky, they transformed completely.Da: De skiftede deres almindelige tøj ud med derens bedsteforældres gamle folkedragter.En: They swapped their ordinary clothes for their grandparents' old folk costumes.Da: Lars med en gamle vest fra Bornholm, Sofie med en skøn kjole fra Fyn, og Frederik med knæbind og en skjorte fra Jylland.En: Lars in an old vest from Bornholm, Sofie in a beautiful dress from Fyn, and Frederik with knee bands and a shirt from Jutland.Da: Endelig var de klar til Holmens kirkeplads, hvor majstangen havde blevet rejst.En: Finally, they were ready for Holmens Church Square, where the maypole had been raised.Da: Der var en særlig følelse ved det, en klar fornemmelse af noget dybt og historisk, når de tog folkedragterne på.En: There was a special feeling to it, a clear sense of something deep and historical, when they put on the folk costumes.Da: Det var som om, de var blevet løftet ud af deres normale liv og blev en del af noget større.En: It was as if they had been lifted out of their normal lives and become part of something greater.Da: Festen begyndte, og de tre venner holdt hinanden i hænderne, i en lang kæde af festklædte danseglade mennesker.En: The party began, and the three friends held hands, in a long chain of festively dressed, dancing people.Da: Og der, lige ved siden af majstangen, dansede Lars, Sofie og Frederik.En: And there, right next to the maypole, Lars, Sofie, and Frederik danced.Da: Time for time forsvandt, og solen begyndte langsomt at gå ned.En: Hour by hour passed, and the sun slowly began to set.Da: Men festen i København stoppede ikke.En: But the party in Copenhagen did not stop.Da: Den skiftede blot karakter.En: It just changed character.Da: Majstangen forsvandt i mørket, men blev erstattet af et rødligt skær fra bålet.En: The maypole disappeared into the darkness, but was replaced by a reddish glow from the bonfire.Da: Lars, Sofie og Frederik sad ved bålet, lyttede til historierne, sangene og snakkede om deres med-dansere.En: Lars, Sofie, and Frederik sat by the bonfire, listening to the stories, the songs, and talking about their fellow dancers.Da: De havde for længst glemt den moderne verden, de egentlig levede i.En: They had long...