Hvad solskin er/ What sunshine is to the black soil
What sunshine is to the black soil
Is true education for the kin of the soil.
Worth far more than the red gold
Is it, to know one's God and oneself.
Despite Dark's resentment,
In radiant arms
Of light and warmth
Happiness is bright.
Like the sun shines at springtime
And like it warms in summer days,
All true education is mild and gentle
Thus it may please our hearts.
Despite Dark's resentment,
In radiant arms
Of light and warmth
Is hearts joy.
Like the flowers bloom, and the corn grow,
In warm days and bright nights
Thus the life-education in the high north
Promises our youth flowers and fruit
Despite Dark's resentment,
In radiant arms
Of light and warmth
Is fertility.
Like bird song in the green grove
Which sounds wonderfully in spring and summer
Our mother tongue on the lips of our youth
Will wonderfully sound, when the light comes.
Despite Dark's resentment,
In radiant arms
Of light and warmth
The voice is clear.
The Lord witnesses that light is good
Like truth is loved, so light is loved
And with the Lord, who laughs at derision
The work will succeed, which is here begun
Framed in gold
Light and warmth
With radiant arms
Will govern.