{"id":3400,"date":"2026-05-13T19:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/?page_id=3400"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:35:02","slug":"10-3-songs-sound-of-silence-scarborough-fair-mrs-robinson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/10-3-songs-sound-of-silence-scarborough-fair-mrs-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"10. 3 sange med Simon &amp; Garfunkel. Sound of Silence, Scarborough Fair, Mrs. Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De 3 sange er alle med den meget melodiske duo Simon &amp; Garfunkel.<br><br>Simon &amp; Garfunkel er en amerikansk folk\/rock musikduo best\u00e5ende af Paul Simon og Arthur &#8220;Art&#8221; Garfunkel. Parret m\u00f8dtes i underskolen i 1953, hvor de begge optr\u00e5dte i skolestykket &#8220;Alice i Eventyrland&#8221;. Sammen skabte de i 1956 gruppen Tom and Jerry og fik her den f\u00f8rste smag af succes med det mindre hit &#8220;Hey Schoolgirl&#8221;. Duoens succes steg, og med hittet &#8220;The Sound of Silence&#8221; voksede succesen til ber\u00f8mmelse i 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon &amp; Garfunkel er kendt for deres t\u00e6tte harmoniske, og sommetider ustabile, forhold. Deres sidste album &#8220;Bridge over Troubled Water&#8221; udkom st\u00e6rkt forsinket som f\u00f8lge af kunstneriske uoverensstemmelser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Til Simon &amp; Garfunkels mest kendte sange h\u00f8rer &#8220;The Sound of Silence&#8221;, &#8220;Mrs. Robinson&#8221;, &#8220;Bridge over Troubled Water&#8221; og &#8220;The Boxer&#8221;. Duoen har modtaget flere Grammier og er optaget i The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame og The Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007). I 2004 rangerede Rolling Stone Magazine Simon &amp; Garfunkel som nummer 40 p\u00e5 en liste over &#8220;the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De kunne ikke enes, de 2. Men synge duet til guitar, det var de ret gode til.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Indholdsfortegnelse<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/10-3-songs-sound-of-silence-scarborough-fair-mrs-robinson\/#Sang_Sound_of_Silence\" >Sang: Sound of Silence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/10-3-songs-sound-of-silence-scarborough-fair-mrs-robinson\/#Sang_Scarborough_Fair\" >Sang: Scarborough Fair<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/10-3-songs-sound-of-silence-scarborough-fair-mrs-robinson\/#Sang_Mrs_Robinson\" >Sang: Mrs. Robinson<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sang_Sound_of_Silence\"><\/span><strong>Sang: Sound of Silence<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Det er uklart, hvad sangen helt handler om. Garfunkel mener selv, at den handler om folks manglende evner til at kommunikere med hinanden p\u00e5 et f\u00f8lelsm\u00e6ssigt plan. Men der har v\u00e6ret mange spekulationer om sangen.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon &amp; Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence (from The Concert in Central Park)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NAEppFUWLfc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Verse 1]<br>Hello, darkness, my old friend<br>I&#8217;ve come to talk with you again<br>Because a vision softly creeping<br>Left its seeds while I was sleeping<br>And the vision that was planted in my brain<br>Still remains<br>Within the sound of silence<\/td><td>[Verse 1]<br>Hej, m\u00f8rke, min gamle ven <br>Jeg er kommet for at tale med dig igen <br>Fordi en vision, der sniger sig sagte <br>Efterlod sine fr\u00f8, mens jeg sov <br>Og den vision, der blev plantet i min hjerne <br>Forbliver stadig<br>Inden i lyden af \u200b\u200bstilhed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 2]<br>In restless dreams, I walked alone<br>Narrow streets of cobblestone<br>&#8216;Neath the halo of a street lamp<br>I turned my collar to the cold and damp<br>When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light<br>That split the night<br>And touched the sound of silence<\/td><td>[Verse 1]<br>I rastl\u00f8se dr\u00f8mme gik jeg alene <br>Smalle brostensgader <br>Under lyset fra en gadelampe <br>Jeg vendte min krave mod det kolde og fugtige <br>Da mine \u00f8jne blev stukket af glimtet fra et neonlys Der splittede natten <br>Og ber\u00f8rte lyden af \u200b\u200bstilhed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 3]<br>And in the naked light, I saw<br>Ten thousand people, maybe more<br>People talking without speaking<br>People hearing without listening<br>People writing songs that voices never shared<br>And no one dared<br>Disturb the sound of silence<\/td><td>[Verse 3]<br>Og i det n\u00f8gne lys s\u00e5 jeg <br>Titusind mennesker, m\u00e5ske flere <br>Folk der talte uden at tale <br>Folk der h\u00f8rte uden at lytte <br>Folk der skrev sange, som stemmer aldrig delte <br>Og ingen turde <br>Forstyrre lyden af \u200b\u200bstilhed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 4]<br>&#8220;Fools,&#8221; said I, &#8220;You do not know<br>Silence, like a cancer, grows<br>Hear my words that I might teach you<br>Take my arms that I might reach you&#8221;<br>But my words, like silent raindrops, fell<br>And echoed in the wells of silence<\/td><td>[Verse 4]<br>&#8220;T\u00e5ber,&#8221; sagde jeg, &#8220;I ved ikke <br>at stilhed vokser lige som kr\u00e6ft<br>H\u00f8r mine ord, s\u00e5 jeg kan l\u00e6re jer <br>Tag mine arme, s\u00e5 jeg kan n\u00e5 jer&#8221; <br>Men mine ord, som stille regndr\u00e5ber, faldt <br>Og gav genlyd i stilhedens br\u00f8nde<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 5]<br>And the people bowed and prayed<br>To the neon god they made<br>And the sign flashed out its warning<br>In the words that it was forming<br>And the sign said, &#8220;The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls<br>And tenement halls<br>And whispered in the sound of silence&#8221;<\/td><td>[Verse 5]<br>Og folket b\u00f8jede sig og bad <br>Til den neongud, de lavede <br>Og skiltet blinkede med sin advarsel <br>Med de ord, det dannede <br>Og skiltet sagde: &#8220;Profeternes ord er skrevet p\u00e5 metroens v\u00e6gge <br>Og i lejlighedernes haller <br>Og hvisket i stilhedens lyd&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sang_Scarborough_Fair\"><\/span>Sang: Scarborough Fair<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sangen &#8220;Scarborough Fair&#8221; eller &#8220;Scarbourough Faire&#8221; handler om to tidligere elskende, der stiller hinanden en r\u00e6kke umulige opgaver. Manden beder sin eksk\u00e6reste om at sy en skjorte uden s\u00f8m og finde et t\u00f8rt sted, mens han geng\u00e6ld stiller krav om, at hun skal h\u00f8ste en mark med en segl af l\u00e6der. Sangens tekst fungerer som et drilsk og umuligt k\u00e6rlighedssp\u00f8rgsm\u00e5l. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Den traditionelle engelske ballade kan spores helt tilbage til middelalderen og er opkaldt efter et stort, historisk handelsmarked (&#8220;marked&#8221; = &#8220;fair&#8221; eller \u00e6ldre faire) i byen Scarborough i det nordlige England. S\u00e5 byen findes og der er sikkert stadig marked i byen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her er Scarborough Fair dengang &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3428\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; og nu. &#8220;Fun fair&#8221; = &#8220;sjovt marked&#8221; = omrejsende tivoli<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3430\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon &amp; Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (from The Concert in Central Park)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Ccgk8PXz64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sang_Mrs_Robinson\"><\/span>Sang: Mrs. Robinson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hold nu godt fast, for der er nogle dybter i sangen her :-). <br>&#8220;Mrs. Robinson&#8221; af Simon &amp; Garfunkel handler overordnet om en \u00e6ldre, utilfreds kvindes aff\u00e6re med en yngre mand. Sangen er skrevet til filmen <em>Fagre voksne verden<\/em> (originaltitel: <em>The Graduate<\/em>) fra 1967 og afspejler hovedpersonens forvirring, tidens tabuer samt en desillusioneret s\u00f8gen efter amerikansk identitet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sangen rummer flere centrale lag og referencer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Filmens univers:<\/strong> Teksten refererer direkte til karaktererne Mrs. Robinson og Benjamin Braddock fra filmen, hvor en ung mand forf\u00f8res af en gift, midaldrende kvinde.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Melankoli og samfundskritik:<\/strong> Gennem kryptiske linjer skildrer sangen ogs\u00e5 en midaldrende kvindes livskrise, ensomhed og flugt ind i piller. Den st\u00e5r som et symbol p\u00e5 overklassens tomhed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historiske referencer:<\/strong> Med de ikoniske linjer om baseballspilleren &#8220;Joe DiMaggio&#8221; og tidligere f\u00f8rstedame &#8220;Mrs. Roosevelt&#8221; (Eleanor Roosevelt) udtrykker sangen en l\u00e6ngsel efter svundne tider og virkelige helte, sat over for en f\u00f8lelse af moralsk forfald.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sangen blev et stort kulturelt ikon og udtrykket &#8220;Mrs. Robinson&#8221; er i dag blevet fast slang for en \u00e6ldre kvinde, der forf\u00f8rer en yngre mand<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simon &amp; Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson (from The Concert in Central Park)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5JVPdb6Urhw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>And here&#8217;s to you, Mrs. Robinson<br>Jesus loves you more than you will know<br>Whoa, whoa, whoa<br>God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson<br>Heaven holds a place for those who pray<br>Hey, hey, hey<br>Hey, hey, hey<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>Og her er til dig, fru Robinson <br>Jesus elsker dig mere, end du aner <br>Whoa, whoa, whoa <br>Gud velsigne dig, fru Robinson <br>Himlen har en plads til dem, der beder <br>Hey, hey, hey <br>Hey, hey, hey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 1]<br>We&#8217;d like to know a little bit about you for our files<br>We&#8217;d like to help you learn to help yourself<br>Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes<br>Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home<\/td><td>[Vers 1]<br>Vi vil gerne vide lidt om dig til vores arkiver. <br>Vi vil gerne hj\u00e6lpe dig med at l\u00e6re at hj\u00e6lpe dig selv. <br>Se dig omkring, alt hvad du ser er sympatiske \u00f8jne.<br>Slentr rundt p\u00e5 grunden, indtil du f\u00f8ler dig hjemme.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>And here&#8217;s to you, Mrs. Robinson<br>Jesus loves you more than you will know<br>Whoa, whoa, whoa<br>God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson<br>Heaven holds a place for those who pray<br>Hey, hey, hey<br>Hey, hey, hey<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>Og her er til dig, fru Robinson <br>Jesus elsker dig mere, end du aner <br>Whoa, whoa, whoa <br>Gud velsigne dig, fru Robinson <br>Himlen har en plads til dem, der beder <br>Hey, hey, hey <br>Hey, hey, hey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 2]<br>Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes<br>Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes<br>It&#8217;s a little secret, just the Robinson&#8217;s affair<br>Most of all, you&#8217;ve got to hide it from the kids<\/td><td>[Vers 2]<br>Gem det et sted, hvor ingen nogensinde g\u00e5r hen. L\u00e6g det i dit spisekammer sammen med dine cupcakes. <br>Det er en lille hemmelighed, bare Robinson-aff\u00e6ren. <br>Frem for alt skal du skjule det for b\u00f8rnene.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>And here&#8217;s to you, Mrs. Robinson<br>Jesus loves you more than you will know<br>Whoa, whoa, whoa<br>God bless you, please, Mrs. Robinson<br>Heaven holds a place for those who pray<br>Hey, hey, hey<br>Hey, hey, hey<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>Og her er til dig, fru Robinson <br>Jesus elsker dig mere, end du aner <br>Whoa, whoa, whoa <br>Gud velsigne dig, fru Robinson <br>Himlen har en plads til dem, der beder <br>Hey, hey, hey <br>Hey, hey, hey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 3]<br>Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon<br>Going to the candidates debate<br>Laugh about it, shout about it<br>When you&#8217;ve got to choose<br>Every way you look at this, you lose<\/td><td>[Vers 3]<br>Sidder p\u00e5 en sofa en s\u00f8ndag eftermiddag <br>Tager til kandidatdebatten <br>Griner af det, r\u00e5ber af det <br>N\u00e5r du skal v\u00e6lge <br>S\u00e5 uanset hvordan du ser p\u00e5 det, taber du<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?<br>Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you<br>Woo, woo, woo<br>What&#8217;s that you say, Mrs. Robinson?<br>Joltin&#8217; Joe has left and gone away<br>Hey, hey, hey<br>Hey, hey, hey<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>Hvor er du blevet af, Joe DiMaggio? <br>Vores nation vender sine ensomme \u00f8jne mod dig. Woo, woo, woo. <br>Hvad siger du, fru Robinson? <br>Joltin&#8217; Joe er g\u00e5et og v\u00e6k. <br>Hey, hey, hey. <br>Hey, hey, hey.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De 3 sange er alle med den meget melodiske duo Simon &amp; Garfunkel. Simon &amp; Garfunkel er en amerikansk folk\/rock musikduo best\u00e5ende af Paul Simon og Arthur &#8220;Art&#8221; Garfunkel. Parret m\u00f8dtes i underskolen i 1953, hvor de begge optr\u00e5dte i skolestykket &#8220;Alice i Eventyrland&#8221;. Sammen skabte de i 1956 gruppen Tom and Jerry og fik &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/10-3-songs-sound-of-silence-scarborough-fair-mrs-robinson\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10. 3 sange med Simon &amp; Garfunkel. 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