Og så det lange. Hurra! Og det korte: Hoo!

English translation: and so a long hoorayyyyy and then a short hooray

18:32 Jul 19, 2009
Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / When Singing happy birthday
Danish term or phrase: Og så det lange. Hurra! Og det korte: Hoo!
What I'd like to know is if this long and short "hurras" are some sort of Danish tradition?
Thank you.
Denis Paolillo
Brazil
Local time: 15:06
English translation:and so a long hoorayyyyy and then a short hooray
Explanation:
this is a Danish custom when guests sing to someone on their birthday

it usually follows a birthday song called "han skal leve (Bravissimo)"

sources:

Han skal leve (Bravissimo) - - Danske Sange - Han skal leve (Bravissimo). -, -. Komponist, Tekst. Og dette skal være ... Hurra, hurra, den skål, den var bra. Han skal leve, han skal leve, han skal leve ...
www.danskesange.dk/showsong.asp?...searchlevel... -

Noble Viking Charities - HomeHan skal leve. Han skal leve. ***Hoyt hurra, hurra, hurra***, den skal den ver bra. Hurra, hurra den skal den ver bra. Han skal leve. Han skal leve. Han skal leve ...
www.noblevikings.org/index.html -
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andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 14:06
Grading comment
Thank you both very much.
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and so a long hoorayyyyy and then a short hooray


Explanation:
this is a Danish custom when guests sing to someone on their birthday

it usually follows a birthday song called "han skal leve (Bravissimo)"

sources:

Han skal leve (Bravissimo) - - Danske Sange - Han skal leve (Bravissimo). -, -. Komponist, Tekst. Og dette skal være ... Hurra, hurra, den skål, den var bra. Han skal leve, han skal leve, han skal leve ...
www.danskesange.dk/showsong.asp?...searchlevel... -

Noble Viking Charities - HomeHan skal leve. Han skal leve. ***Hoyt hurra, hurra, hurra***, den skal den ver bra. Hurra, hurra den skal den ver bra. Han skal leve. Han skal leve. Han skal leve ...
www.noblevikings.org/index.html -

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 14:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you both very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen: And for better or worse, it is quite untranslatable... There is no English equivalent to most of this rigmarole. "For he's a jolly good fellow" is part of it.
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