"Det var en yndig tid" (English: It was a lovely time) was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 in London, performed by Katy Bødtger. It finished in joint 10th place with 4 points.
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Tænk, hvor der altså var romantik
Og ynde i verden engang
Man dansed’ sig kvik til Lumbye-musik
Og sødt tralulalej, ja
Ja, det var dengang da man sværmed’ på den gamle vold
Med krinoline på og solskinsparasol
Og hele verden kendte ikke spor til nag og nid
Det var en yndig tid
Og hvis en pige blev bedt ud, så gik hun pænt til mor
Og sagde: “Med forlov…”, om hun var nok så stor
Og så gik kavaler’n og jomfru’n på konditori’t
Det var en yndig tid
Det var dengang, da alting var så hyg’ligt
Der var dejligt i kongens gamle stad
Det var dengang, da livet var så lyk’ligt
Man gik simpelthen rundt og var glad
Ja, det var dengang da man sværmed’ på den gamle vold
Og byen lå og sov, når klokken, den slog tolv
Og der var ikke én der drømte spor om kamp og strid
Det var en yndig tid
Det var en yndig tid
Dengang der fandtes der ikk’ en bil
Og slet ikke no’et Bellevue
Og jomfruernes smil var bly med appeal
Og sødt tralulalej, ja
Ja, det var dengang da man sværmed’ på den gamle vold
Med krinoline på og solskinsparasol
Og hele verden kendte ikke spor til nag og nid
Det var en yndig tid
Og hvis en pige blev bedt ud, så gik hun pænt til mor
Og sagde: “Med forlov…”, om hun var nok så stor
Og så gik kavaler’n og jomfru’n på konditori’t
Det var en yndig tid
Det var dengang, da alting var så hyg’ligt
Der var dejligt i kongens gamle stad
Det var dengang, da livet var så lyk’ligt
Man gik simpelthen rundt og var glad
Ja, det var dengang da man sværmed’ på den gamle vold
Og byen lå og sov, når klokken, den slog tolv
Og der var ikke én der drømte spor om kamp og strid
Det var en yndig tid
Imagine what romance
And charm there once was in the world
Then you’d dance briskly to music by Lumbye
And sweet tralulaley, yes
Yes, that was when you’d go courting on the old banks
With crinolines and sunshades
And the whole world didn’t know grudge and malice
It was a lovely time
And if a girl was asked out, she’d go to her mother
And say “May I…”, no matter how old she was
And the gentleman and the lady would go to a café
It was a lovely time
That was when everything was so nice
It was wonderful in the king’s old city
That was when life was so happy
You just walked around being cheerful
Yes, that was when you’d go courting on the old banks
And the city was asleep when it stroke twelve
And there was nobody who’d dream of fights and conflicts
It was a lovely time
It was a lovely time
Then there was not a car
And no Bellevue
And the ladies’ smiles were shy with appeal
And sweet tralulaley, yes
Yes, that was when you’d go courting on the old banks
With crinolines and sunshades
And the whole world didn’t know grudge and malice
It was a lovely time
And if a girl was asked out, she’d go to her mother
And say “May I…”, no matter how old she was
And the gentleman and the lady would go to a café
It was a lovely time
That was when everything was so nice
It was wonderful in the king’s old city
That was when life was so happy
You just walked around being cheerful
Yes, that was when you’d go courting on the old banks
And the city was asleep when it stroke twelve
And there was nobody who’d dream of fights and conflicts
It was a lovely time
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