| I en kælder sort som kul
| In a basement black as coal
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| Allerdybest nede
| Deepest down
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| Var et prægtigt musehul
| Was a magnificent mouse hole
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| Og en muserede
| And one mused
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| Skønt de levede lidt småt
| Although they lived a bit small
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| Havde musene det godt
| Were the mice well
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| De gik rundt og snasked'
| They walked around and chatted'
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| Og blev aldrig vasket
| And was never washed
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| Seksten søde børn der var
| There were sixteen sweet children
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| Nej, hvor var de spændte
| No, how excited they were
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| Thi i dag hos musefar
| Because today at Father Mouse's
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| Var der bal i vente
| Was there a prom in waiting
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| Hver en lille mus var glad
| Every little mouse was happy
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| Og til tidsfordriv på rad
| And for pastimes in a row
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| Sad de midt i salen
| They sat in the middle of the hall
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| Bed sig selv i halen
| Bite yourself on the tail
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| Nu en grankvist blev sat op
| Now a twig was set up
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| Musemor holdt talen
| Mother Mouse gave the speech
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| Derpå gik det hop i hop
| Then it went from jump to jump
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| Rundt i gildesalen
| Around the Feast Hall
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| Så kom julemaden ind:
| Then the Christmas food arrived:
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| Sildeben og pølseskind
| Herring bones and sausage skins
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| Tællelys og kager
| Countdown candles and cakes
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| Lutter gode sager
| Just good stuff
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| Fire musefrøkner små
| Four little mouse misses
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| Julemaden bragte
| The Christmas food brought
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| Ostepinde ovenpå
| Cheese sticks on top
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| Nå da, hvor det smagte!
| Well, how it tasted!
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| Men den allermindste mus
| But the very smallest mouse
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| Tænk engang, det lille pus
| Think about it, you little kitty
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| Tålte ikke smavsen
| Couldn't stand the dirt
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| Den fik ondt i mavsen
| It gave me a stomach ache
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| Nu på ny i ring man for
| Now again in call man for
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| Alle peb af glæde
| Everyone squealed with joy
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| Selv den tykke musemor
| Even the fat mother mouse
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| Så man dansen træde
| So you dance step
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| Men da morgenstunden kom
| But when the morning hour came
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| Tænk, var hele salen tom
| Imagine if the whole hall was empty
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| For til sidst kom katten
| Because eventually the cat came
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| Åd dem alle atten | Ate all eighteen of them |