Der er et yndigt land
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"Der er et yndigt land" is one of the two national anthems of Denmark—the other being the royal anthem "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast".
Adam Oehlenschläger, the author of the lyrics
Adam Oehlenschläger
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Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. He wrote the lyrics to the song Der er et yndigt land, which is the national anthem of D
Der er et yndigt land
…one of the two national anthems of Denmark—the other being the royal anthem "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast". The lyrics were written in 1819 by Adam Oehlenschläger and bore the motto in Latin: Ille terrarum mihi praeter omnes angulus ridet (Horace: "This corner of the earth smiles for me more than any other"). The…
Portrait of Adam Oehlenschläger by Christian Albrecht Jensen (1825)
Portrait of Oehlenschläger by Friedrich Carl Gröger
Adam Oehlenschläger statue in front of the Royal Theater, Copenhagen, by H. W. Bissen, 1861
Statue of Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger in Frederiksberg Gardens (Copenhagen)