{"id":4293,"date":"2026-06-24T19:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/?page_id=4293"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:07:00","slug":"14-trad-skotsk-folkesang-loch-lomond","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/14-trad-skotsk-folkesang-loch-lomond\/","title":{"rendered":"14. Trad. skotsk folkesang: &#8220;Loch Lomond&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loch Lomond er en s\u00f8 ca. 100 km nord for Skotlands st\u00f8rste by Glasgow. &#8220;Lock&#8221; betyder &#8220;s\u00f8&#8221; p\u00e5 skotsk. S\u00f8en er kendt for sin sk\u00f8nhed, og folk tager gerne til s\u00f8en for at slappe af eller vandre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nogle skotske ord, som optr\u00e6der i sangen. Bem\u00e6rk at &#8220;skotsk&#8221; ligner engelsk en del, men har en masse selvst\u00e6ndige ord. Det diskuteres, om skotsk er en dialekt eller et selvst\u00e6ndigt sprog. Der tales ogs\u00e5 g\u00e6lisk i Skotland, is\u00e6r i yderdistrikterne, og g\u00e6lisk har modsat skotsk ikke meget med engelsk at g\u00f8re. Det er faktisk komplet uforst\u00e5eligt for engelsktalende.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et par skotske ord:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Skotsk<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Engelsk<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dansk<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>lock<\/td><td>lake<\/td><td>s\u00f8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>bonnie<\/td><td>beautyful<\/td><td>smuk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>braes<\/td><td>hillside\/slopes<\/td><td>bakke<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>gae<\/td><td>go<\/td><td>g\u00e5, tage til<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>gloamin&#8217;<\/td><td>twilight<\/td><td>skumring, tusm\u00f8rke<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>kens nae<\/td><td>knows no<\/td><td>kender ingen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>glen<\/td><td>valley<\/td><td>dal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\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-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/14-trad-skotsk-folkesang-loch-lomond\/#Om_sangen\" >Om sangen<\/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\/14-trad-skotsk-folkesang-loch-lomond\/#Hvad_betyder_omkvaedet\" >Hvad betyder omkv\u00e6det?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/14-trad-skotsk-folkesang-loch-lomond\/#Historisk_baggrund\" >Historisk baggrund<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/14-trad-skotsk-folkesang-loch-lomond\/#Hvorfor_er_sangen_sa_elsket\" >Hvorfor er sangen s\u00e5 elsket?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Om_sangen\"><\/span>Om sangen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;The Bonnie Banks o&#8217; Loch Lomond&#8221;<\/strong> er en af Skotlands mest kendte folkesange. P\u00e5 dansk kan titlen overs\u00e6ttes til:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;De smukke bredder ved Loch Lomond&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sangen handler p\u00e5 overfladen om to elskende, der er blevet adskilt og aldrig skal m\u00f8des igen. Den er b\u00e5de en k\u00e6rlighedssang og en s\u00f8rgesang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hvad_betyder_omkvaedet\"><\/span>Hvad betyder omkv\u00e6det?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Det mest ber\u00f8mte vers lyder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;You&#8217;ll take the high road and I&#8217;ll take the low road,<br>And I&#8217;ll be in Scotland afore ye&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P\u00e5 dansk:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Du tager den h\u00f8je vej, og jeg tager den lave vej,<br>Og jeg vil v\u00e6re i Skotland f\u00f8r dig&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Det virker umiddelbart m\u00e6rkeligt, men den traditionelle fortolkning er, at den ene person er d\u00f8d eller skal henrettes. Derfor kan han komme &#8220;hurtigere hjem&#8221; til Skotland som en \u00e5nd eller sj\u00e6l, mens den anden m\u00e5 rejse den lange vej ad de almindelige veje. Muligvis er &#8220;high road&#8221; en vej i h\u00f8jlandet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Historisk_baggrund\"><\/span>Historisk baggrund<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mange forbinder sangen med Jacobite Rising of 1745, hvor skotske opr\u00f8rere k\u00e6mpede for at geninds\u00e6tte Stuart-sl\u00e6gten p\u00e5 den britiske trone. If\u00f8lge en popul\u00e6r fort\u00e6lling blev to soldater taget til fange efter nederlaget. Den ene blev l\u00f8sladt, mens den anden skulle d\u00f8. Derfor tager den ene &#8220;high road&#8221;, mens den anden tager &#8220;low road&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Det er dog ikke sikkert, at denne historie faktisk er sangens oprindelse; den er mere en traditionel forklaring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hvorfor_er_sangen_sa_elsket\"><\/span>Hvorfor er sangen s\u00e5 elsket?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sangen kombinerer tre ting, som st\u00e5r st\u00e6rkt i skotsk kultur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>K\u00e6rlighed og tab.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L\u00e6ngsel efter hjemlandet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Den storsl\u00e5ede natur omkring Loch Lomond.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Selv i dag synges den ved koncerter, sportsbegivenheder og nationale markeringer i Skotland, fordi den v\u00e6kker en st\u00e6rk f\u00f8lelse af hjemstavn og f\u00e6llesskab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kort sagt er sangen ikke kun en k\u00e6rlighedssang \u2013 den handler ogs\u00e5 om adskillelse, d\u00f8d, hjemve og h\u00e5bet om at vende hjem, om ikke andet s\u00e5 i \u00e5nden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/BEEZ78jgXbc1KUgQ35NegLg1bO_l2CDpF69tUJW72zXCWBchHGTcrqVVrJnDGwvjR1oAIwIA__DFUIxamKQrS4YsNdHKLPVxH9pJa4JqQB9KvLSFAudDlLeg3mOVwtOaX8dcIbO9_MS6oPBYbNcoWFC9ChAo1pJZVO9d5PmHzdU?purpose=inline\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lock Lomond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/YsmGkWViSX_ArSyoiOoihVNstzLVIF-scDkaTgae3eArkbXNFILjLDRraveb30i7qAti14AlnpFFELXiefStrgWa6ApMsg9n45cmIrhtrP2NbD2gModYk2_JsCyVbkBPyv1GWD_6qz3ibQCWFVMsgfsC-oiK-PNg0bmZwFIkKzE?purpose=inline\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mere Lock Lomond. Der ER smukt og nogle fantastiske og historiske vandreruter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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=\"Runrig Loch Lomond\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJ7f0HUk8OU?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\"><br>Den er ikke helt nem at synge, men n\u00e5r skotterne kan, s\u00e5 kan vi ogs\u00e5 :-).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Verse 1]<br>By you bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes<br>Where the sun shines on Loch Lomond<br>Where me and my true love spent many days<br>On the banks of Loch Lomond<br><br>&#8216;Twas there that we parted in yon shady glen<br>On the steep sides of Ben Lomond<br>With a broken heart knows no second spring<br>resign we must be while parting<\/td><td>[Vers 1]<br>Ved dine smukke bredder og dine gr\u00f8nne h\u00f8je, hvor solen skinner p\u00e5 Loch Lomond, hvor min sande elskede og jeg tilbragte mange dage, p\u00e5 bredden af Loch Lomond.<br><br>Det var d\u00e9r, vi skiltes i den skyggefulde dal, p\u00e5 Ben Lomonds stejle sider, med et knust hjerte, der aldrig finder for\u00e5r igen; hvor vi m\u00e5 affinde os med at skilles.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>You&#8217;ll take the high road and I&#8217;ll take the low road<br>And I&#8217;ll be in Scotland afore ye<br>Where me and my true love will never meet again<br>On the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>Du ta&#8217;r den h\u00f8je vej, og jeg ta&#8217;r den lave,<br>og jeg vil v\u00e6re i Skotland f\u00f8r dig,<br>hvor min sande elskede og jeg aldrig m\u00f8des igen,<br>p\u00e5 Loch Lomonds smukke, smukke bredder.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Verse 2]<br>Where wild flowers spring and the wee birdies sing<br>On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond<br>But the broken heart it kens nae second spring<br>Though resigned we may be while we&#8217;re greetin&#8217;<\/td><td>[Vers 2]<br>Hvor vilde blomster spirer, og de sm\u00e5 fugle synger,<br>p\u00e5 Ben Lomonds stejle, stejle side,<br>men det knuste hjerte kender intet andet for\u00e5r,<br>selvom vi m\u00e5 affinde os med det, mens vi gr\u00e6der<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>You&#8217;ll take the high road and I&#8217;ll take the low road<br>And I&#8217;ll be in Scotland afore ye<br>Where me and my true love will never meet again<br>On the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>Du ta&#8217;r den h\u00f8je vej, og jeg ta&#8217;r den lave,<br>og jeg vil v\u00e6re i Skotland f\u00f8r dig,<br>hvor min sande elskede og jeg aldrig m\u00f8des igen,<br>p\u00e5 Loch Lomonds smukke, smukke bredder.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oh, oh my home (beh\u00f8ver I ikke synge med p\u00e5)<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Chorus]<br>You&#8217;ll take the high road and I&#8217;ll take the low road<br>And I&#8217;ll be in Scotland afore ye<br>Where me and my true love will never meet again<br>On the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond<\/td><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>Du ta&#8217;r den h\u00f8je vej, og jeg ta&#8217;r den lave,<br>og jeg vil v\u00e6re i Skotland f\u00f8r dig,<br>hvor min sande elskede og jeg aldrig m\u00f8des igen,<br>p\u00e5 Loch Lomonds smukke, smukke bredder.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loch Lomond er en s\u00f8 ca. 100 km nord for Skotlands st\u00f8rste by Glasgow. &#8220;Lock&#8221; betyder &#8220;s\u00f8&#8221; p\u00e5 skotsk. S\u00f8en er kendt for sin sk\u00f8nhed, og folk tager gerne til s\u00f8en for at slappe af eller vandre. Nogle skotske ord, som optr\u00e6der i sangen. Bem\u00e6rk at &#8220;skotsk&#8221; ligner engelsk en del, men har en masse &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/14-trad-skotsk-folkesang-loch-lomond\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">14. 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