#halfdan rasmussen

[magadeqamar]

"Abismos donde el día lucha con su sombra. Pesos que levitan. Calma que se derrumba." Halfdan Rasmussen

[kasperlundsfryd]

Illustration for the song 'Solsikke' by Klaus Brinch and Halfdan Rasmussen, published by Dansk Sang, Musiklærerforeningens forlag, 2026

[dugiskoven]

“Noget om Helte” af Halfdan Rasmussen

[havblaa]

i feel sorry for all non-danish speakers bc this is the perfect man

[dkavisen]

Den Kreative Skole uddelte talentpriser

Den Kreative Skole uddelte talentpriser

Tavlehallen på Den Kreative Skole i Fredericia var i går fyldt, da skolen uddelte årets talentpriser. Eleverne stod for underholdningen, hvilket begejstrede de mange gæster. Det var en stolt formand for Kultur- og Idrætsudvalget, Peder Tind, der i går sammen med skolens leder, Thomas Lørup Hylgaard, kunne overrække talentpriserne. Skoleleder Thomas Lørup Hylgaard kunne byde velkommen til…

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[i12bent]

Halfdan Rasmussen (January 29, 1915 - 2002) was a Danish poet who is mainly known in Denmark for his rhymes for children, for instance in an ABC book from 1967 (illustrated by Ib Spang Olsen) which was included in the official Danish Canon for Children’s Culture.

Rasmussen was a leftist activist and part of the Danish Resistance during WWII. After the war he became active in a number of causes, including the movement for nuclear disarmament and Amnesty International.

In his work for children, Rasmussen used terms for people of color that are now seen as derogatory and harmful, but which 60-70 years ago were everyday expressions. As a result Danish publishers have whitewashed some of his works - which probably isn’t the smartest way of dealing with unconscious racism.

Here is his own take on his poetry and its readers:

Jeg skriver sjove digte, - I write funny poems

jeg skriver osse triste - and some I write are sad

de første læser andre folk - the first are read by people

selv læser jeg de sidste. - and the latter just by me.

He also wrote this stanza:

Vi er een familie. - We are all one family.

Børn af samme jord. - Children of the same earth.

Sov, min sorte søster! - Sleep, black sister, dear!

Sov, min gule bror! - Sleep, my yellow brother                                                      

[i12bent]

Halfdan Rasmussen (January 29, 1915 - 2002) was a Danish poet who is mainly known in Denmark for his rhymes for children, for instance in an ABC book from 1967 which was included in the official Danish Canon for Children’s Culture.

Rasmussen was a leftist activist and part of the Danish Resistance during WWII. After the war he became active in a number of causes, including the movement for nuclear disarmament and Amnesty International.

In his work for children, Rasmussen used terms for people of color that are now seen as derogatory and harmful, but which 70 years ago were everyday expressions. As a result Danish publishers have whitewashed some of his works - which probably isn’t the smartest way of dealing with unconscious racism.

Here is his own take on his poetry and its readers:

Jeg skriver sjove digte, - I write funny poems

jeg skriver osse triste - and some I write are sad

de første læser andre folk - the first are read by people

selv læser jeg de sidste. - and the latter just by me.

He also wrote this stanza:

Vi er een familie. - We are all one family.

Børn af samme jord. - Children of the same earth.

Sov, min sorte søster! - Sleep, black sister, dear!

Sov, min gule bror! - Sleep, my yellow brother!

[gunnarlangemark]

Om forbudte ord

Forlaget Gyldendal genudgiver nu Halfdan Rasmussens værker i redigeret form, hvor bestemte digte med bestemte ord, som man i visse kredse ikke kan lide, er pillet ud. Gyldendal gør opmærksom på det – og begrunder det blandt andet med hensynet til børnene. De evige børn.

I min barndom og ungdom var amerikansk indflydelse noget som var den højtduddannede del af venstrefløjen meget imod. Den…

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