Den lille Ole med paraplyen
Key: C major~70 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsTraditional · Denmark
Den lille Ole med paraplyen Lyrics. “Little Ole with the Umbrella” is a beloved Danish lullaby that tells the story of Ole Lukøje, the famous character from Danish folklore who brings sleep and dreams to children. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
The original Danish words, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
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Traditional verse
C F G7
Den lille Ole med paraplyen,
C G7 C
ham kender hver en lille ven.
F C G7
Han lukker øjnene lidt i skyggen,
C G7 C
og så bli’r drømmene til herren.
In English
What the words mean
“Little Ole with the umbrella — every little friend knows him. He gently closes your eyes in the shade, and then the dreams take charge of the night.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
C
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Piano
F
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Piano
G7
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Piano
Good to know
What “Den lille Ole med paraplyen” Means
The best-loved Danish evening song, about Ole Lukøje — the Danish “Sandman.” With his little umbrella he tiptoes to children at bedtime and softly closes their eyes; once they are shut, dreams take charge of the night. The figure inspired Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of Ole Lukøje.
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- A traditional song. It comes from oral tradition and has no single known author. We credit the tradition and its country.
- Recording and arrangement: real instruments played by hand, no AI music, by Relax In No Time.
- Chords: written by us for guitar and piano.
- Translation: our own meaning-for-meaning translation, written for understanding. The sung words stay in the original language.
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