Brages Bger lyrics

[Music - Andersen - lyrics - Frederiksen]

[Brages Cup.
A song about a toast to a dead warrior, followed by a promise to deliver a great act of courage. The god Brage was the god of poetry and the bger (literally the beaker) drunk in his honour is the actual toast. The oath was called a Bragelfte (Brage-oath) and is probably the origin of the English verb "to brag".]

Brages bger, mjden sknkes,
Brages bger, Mjlner skildres,
Brages bger, slvbelagte,
Brages bger, hr min lfte.

Hr! I hin gamles navn, under Mjlners tegn,
Kruset lftes hjt, brdre I vor sal,
Hedengangne mnd, mindes for deres dd,
Drik et drag til dem, og din egen re!

Brages bger, mjden sknkes,
Brages bger, Mjlner skildres,
Brages bger, slvbelagte,
Brages bger, hr min lfte.

Hr! I hin gamles navn, under Mjlners tegn,
Kruset lftes hjt, ed aflgger jeg.
Vestp sger jeg, svrdet synger gvt,
Velstand lover jeg, til den, der flger.

Brages bger, mjden sknkes,
Brages bger, Mjlner skildres,
Brages bger, slvbelagte,
Brages bger, hr min lfte.

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Brages bger, mjden sknkes,
Brages bger, Mjlner skildres,
Brages bger, slvbelagte,
Brages bger, hr min lfte.
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