{"id":3873,"date":"2026-06-03T19:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/?page_id=3873"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:07:44","slug":"13-john-denver-country-road","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/13-john-denver-country-road\/","title":{"rendered":"13. John Denver: &#8220;Take me Home, Country Roads&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/13-john-denver-country-road\/#Hvad_handler_sangen_om\" >Hvad handler sangen om?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/13-john-denver-country-road\/#Er_den_virkelig_om_West_Virginia\" >Er den virkelig om West Virginia?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hvad_handler_sangen_om\"><\/span>Hvad handler sangen om?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u00e5 overfladen handler den om l\u00e6ngslen efter at komme hjem til West Virginia. Teksten beskriver smukke landskaber, bjergene og f\u00f8lelsen af at h\u00f8re til et bestemt sted. Omkv\u00e6det udtrykker en st\u00e6rk hjemve: \u00f8nsket om at vende tilbage til &#8220;the place I belong&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Er_den_virkelig_om_West_Virginia\"><\/span>Er den virkelig om West Virginia?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Det er lidt mere kompliceret. Sangskriverne havde faktisk ikke bes\u00f8gt West Virginia, da sangen blev skrevet. Inspirationen kom blandt andet fra en k\u00f8retur i Maryland, og Bill Danoff har fortalt, at han t\u00e6nkte p\u00e5 sin egen opv\u00e6kst i Massachusetts. Navnet &#8220;West Virginia&#8221; blev blandt andet valgt, fordi det l\u00f8d godt i sangen. En tanke: Staten &#8220;Massachusetts&#8221; rimer vist ikke p\u00e5 noget som helst og man skal v\u00e6re en meget dygtig sangskriver for at f\u00e5 noget godt ud af det ord \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alligevel er sangen blevet s\u00e5 t\u00e6t knyttet til West Virginia, at den i 2014 blev gjort til en af statens officielle hymner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kort sagt: <strong>Sangen handler om hjemve, natur og f\u00f8lelsen af at h\u00f8re til et sted \u2013 mere end om en helt pr\u00e6cis geografisk virkelighed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (Lyrics)\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uu7j_xljCRY?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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teksten<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Verse 1]<br>Almost Heaven, West Virginia<br>Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River<br>Life is old there, older than the trees<br>Younger than the mountains, growin&#8217; like a breeze<\/td><td>[Vers 1] <br>N\u00e6sten himmelsk, West Virginia <br>Blue Ridge Bjerg, Shenandoah Flod <br>Livet er gammelt der, \u00e6ldre end tr\u00e6erne <br>Yngre end bjergene, vokser som en brise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>Country roads, take me home<br>To the place I belong<br>West Virginia, mountain mama<br>Take me home, country roads<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d] <br>Landeveje, tag mig hjem <br>Til det sted, jeg h\u00f8rer hjemme <br>West Virginia, bjergenes moder <br>Tag mig hjem, landeveje<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 2]<br>All my memories gather &#8217;round her<br>Miner&#8217;s lady, stranger to blue water<br>Dark and dusty, painted on the sky<br>Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye<\/td><td>[Verse 2]<br>Alle mine minder drejer sig om hende<br>Minernes lady (minearbejderkone?), fremmed for bl\u00e5t vand<br>M\u00f8rk og st\u00f8vet, malet p\u00e5 himlen<br>T\u00e5get smag af m\u00e5neskin, en t\u00e5re i mit \u00f8je <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>Country roads, take me home<br>To the place I belong<br>West Virginia, mountain mama<br>Take me home, country roads<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d] <br>Landeveje, tag mig hjem <br>Til det sted, jeg h\u00f8rer hjemme <br>West Virginia, bjergenes moder <br>Tag mig hjem, landeveje<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 3]<br>I hear her voice in the mornin&#8217; hour, she calls me<br>The radio reminds me of my home far away<br>Drivin&#8217; down the road, I get a feelin&#8217;<br>That I should&#8217;ve been home yesterday, yesterday<\/td><td>[Vers 3] <br>Jeg h\u00f8rer hendes stemme i morgentimene, hun kalder p\u00e5 mig <br>Radioen minder mig om mit hjem langt v\u00e6k <br>N\u00e5r jeg k\u00f8rer ned ad vejen, f\u00e5r jeg en fornemmelse At jeg skulle have v\u00e6ret hjemme i g\u00e5r, i g\u00e5r<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>Country roads, take me home<br>To the place I belong<br>West Virginia, mountain mama<br>Take me home, country roads<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d] <br>Landeveje, tag mig hjem <br>Til det sted, jeg h\u00f8rer hjemme <br>West Virginia, bjergenes moder <br>Tag mig hjem, landeveje<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>Country roads, take me home<br>To the place I belong<br>West Virginia, mountain mama<br>Take me home, country roads<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d] <br>Landeveje, tag mig hjem <br>Til det sted, jeg h\u00f8rer hjemme <br>West Virginia, bjergenes moder <br>Tag mig hjem, landeveje<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Take me home, (down) country roads<br>Take me home, (down) country roads<\/td><td>Tag mig hjem, (ad) landeveje<br>Tag mig hjem, (ad) landeveje<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hvad handler sangen om? P\u00e5 overfladen handler den om l\u00e6ngslen efter at komme hjem til West Virginia. Teksten beskriver smukke landskaber, bjergene og f\u00f8lelsen af at h\u00f8re til et bestemt sted. Omkv\u00e6det udtrykker en st\u00e6rk hjemve: \u00f8nsket om at vende tilbage til &#8220;the place I belong&#8221;. Er den virkelig om West Virginia? Det er lidt &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/13-john-denver-country-road\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">13. 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