DEILEG ER DEN HIMMEL BLAA
(Traditional Danish Carol) 


Deilig er den himmel blaa,
Lyst det er at se derpaa,
Hvor de gyldne stjerner blinker,
Hvor de smiler, hovor de vinker
Os fra jorden op til sig,
Os fra jorden op til sig.

Det var midt i julenat,
Hver en stierne glimtet matt;
Men med ett der blev at skue
En saa klar paa himlens bue,
Som en liten stjernesol,
Som en liten stjernesol.

Osterlands de vise menn
Fandt dog stjernen der igjen,
Some de skuet i det hoie;
Ti i barnets milde oie
Funklende og klar den sat,
Funklende og klar den sat.


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English Translation: 
LOVELY IS THE DARK BLUE SKY 


Lovely is the dark blue sky,
Beautiful to ev'ry eye,
Where the golden stars are blinking, 
See them smiling, see them winking
Beck'ning us to Heav'n on high,
Beck'ning us to Heav'n on high.

On the earliest Christmas night,
All the stars were shining bright,
When, among them, burst in brilliance
One lone star whose streaming radiance
Far surpassed the sun's own light,
Far surpassed the sun's own light.

Wise men from the East afar,
Led to Jesus by the star,
There adoring Heav'n's elected,
Found within his eyes reflected
God's great Light, and Love, and Pow'r.
God's great Light, and Love, and Pow'r