Kong Christian stod ved højen mast
Kong Christian stod ved Højen mast is the royal anthem of Denmark. The original melody is from Ditlev Ludvig Rogert, the text by Johannes Ewald ( in 1779 ). Today's standard, revised version of the melody is by Friedrich Kuhlau, which they used among others in the overture of his incidental music to the drama " Elverhøj " (1828 ). A known process the melody written by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1866 on the occasion of the wedding of Tsarevich Alexander and Princess Dagmar of Denmark, the Danish Overture in D major, Op 15 composed, which is also known under the title Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem.
The verses of the text are related to different historical events and personalities:
- The took place during the Thirty Years War naval battle on the Kolberger Heide (1644 ), in which King Christian IV personally had the chief command.
- The Admiral Niels Juel, who acted in the Scanian War (1674-1679) and repeatedly got the better of Swedish organizations.
- The Norwegian naval hero Peter Wessel Tordenskjold, who performed in the Great Northern War (1700-1721) and similar privateering operations against Sweden.
Use of Danish hymns
In the Kingdom of Denmark, two official national anthems are used: the royal anthem Kong Christian ( King Christian ) and the so-called national anthem The He et yndigt country (There is a lovely country).
- The royal anthem is played at official events where members of the Danish royal family or the Danish Government are present or where the Head of State of the host country or members of the host government to participate. Even with fleet visits and military sports events, the royal anthem is played.
- If other civil occasions, such as Sporting events, exchange visits, inter alia, the national anthem is played.