As a teenager, Gitte Hænning recorded songs in Danish, Swedish, German and English, topping charts in Denmark, Sweden and eventually also Germany. She was among the most successful schlager singers of the 1960s and remained popular in Denmark and especially Germany throughout the 1970s, though not with the same success she enjoyed in the 1960s.
She has had only few chart entries since the 1980s, but remains a popular live performer.
Jeg snakker med mig selv
Gitte Hænning Lyrics
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Snakker med mig selv
Taler med mit bedre jeg
Jeg hysser på mig selv
Tysser på mig selv
Skænder på mig selv, men nej
Mit hjerte slår på en helt ny måde og det er en helt ny gåde
Som du har givet mig
Jeg snakker med mig selv
Snakker med mig selv
Taler til den tomme luft
Jeg truer ad mig selv
Gruer for mig selv
Hvor er min snusfornuft
Mit hjerte slår på en helt ny måde og det er en helt ny gåde
Som du har givet mig
Jeg er tosset og skør og svimmel
er mon det her den syvende himmel
Jeg snakker lidt igen
Flakker lidt igen
Spørger mit hjerte engang til
Jeg spørger det ganske frit
Spørger det ganske blidt
Hvad det egentlig er det vil
Og hør det slør på en helt ny måde og det en helt ny gåde
Som du har givet mig
Snakker med mig selv
Snakker med mig selv
Jeg er tosset og skør og svimmel
er mon det her den syvende himmel
Jeg snakker med mig selv
Snakker med mig selv
Taler med mit bedre jeg
Jeg hysser på mig selv
Tysser på mig selv
Skænder på mig selv, men nej
Jeg hvisker med mig selv
Tisker med mig selv
For jeg ved jo godt besked
Ved godt når det dikke-dikke-dikker
Sådan ja så man sikker
Dikker det sådan ja, så det kærlighed
The song starts with the chorus, where the singer is talking to herself, telling us that she is having a conversation with herself. She addresses herself to her better self, scolding herself for not being better. She tries to quieten herself down and talks to the empty air, threatening herself and feeling fearful of herself. However, she also admits that her heart beats in a new and different way since someone has touched her life.
The verse talks about the singer's confusion and feeling of being silly, dizzy, and crazy. She wonders if this feeling of being on cloud nine is what true love actually feels like. She talks to herself again, trying to make sense of her heart's new rhythm, asking it what it wants. In the end, she concludes that it must be love because her heart beats with a rhythm that only love can create.
In summary, the song is about the singer's conversation with herself as she tries to understand her feelings of love. She goes back and forth, scolding and calming herself, feeling both scared and excited. Ultimately, she concludes that her heart's new rhythm is the result of being in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Jeg snakker med mig selv
I'm talking to myself
Snakker med mig selv
Talking to myself
Taler med mit bedre jeg
Talking to my better self
Jeg hysser på mig selv
I shush myself
Tysser på mig selv
Shushing myself
Skænder på mig selv, men nej
Scolding myself, but no
Mit hjerte slår på en helt ny måde og det er en helt ny gåde
Som du har givet mig
My heart beats in a whole new way and it's a whole new mystery
That you have given me
Jeg truer ad mig selv
I threaten myself
Gruer for mig selv
Dreading myself
Hvor er min snusfornuft
Where is my common sense
Jeg er tosset og skør og svimmel
er mon det her den syvende himmel
I am crazy and disoriented
Is this the seventh heaven?
Jeg snakker lidt igen
I talk a little again
Flakker lidt igen
Wander a little again
Spørger mit hjerte engang til
I ask my heart once again
Jeg spørger det ganske frit
I ask it quite freely
Spørger det ganske blidt
Asking it quite gently
Hvad det egentlig er det vil
What it really wants
Og hør det slør på en helt ny måde og det en helt ny gåde
Som du har givet mig
And hear its veil in a whole new way, and it's a whole new mystery
That you have given me
Jeg hvisker med mig selv
I whisper with myself
Tisker med mig selv
Gossiping with myself
For jeg ved jo godt besked
Because I know well
Ved godt når det dikke-dikke-dikker
Know well when it goes thump-thump-thump
Sådan ja så man sikker
Just like that, for sure
Dikker det sådan ja, så det kærlighed
If it goes like that, then it's love
Snakker med mig selv
Talking to myself
Snakker med mig selv
Talking to myself
Jeg er tosset og skør og svimmel
er mon det her den syvende himmel
I am crazy and disoriented
Is this the seventh heaven?
Jeg snakker med mig selv
Talking to myself
Snakker med mig selv
Talking to myself
Taler med mit bedre jeg
Talking to my better self
Jeg hysser på mig selv
I shush myself
Tysser på mig selv
Shushing myself
Skænder på mig selv, men nej
Scolding myself, but no
Contributed by Jason W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@1959qwertyui
I'm talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to my better self
I hug myself
Silent to myself
Arguing on myself, but no
My heart beats in a whole new way and it's a whole new riddle
As you have given me
I'm talking to myself
Talking to myself
Speaks to the empty air
I threaten myself
Horrified of myself
Where is my common sense
My heart beats in a whole new way and it's a whole new riddle
As you have given me
I'm crazy and crazy and dizzy
Is this the seventh heaven?
I'm talking a little bit again
Flakes a little again
Asks my heart once more
I ask it quite freely
Asks it quite gently
What it really is it will
And hear it blur in a whole new way and it a whole new riddle
As you have given me
Talking to myself
Talking to myself
I'm crazy and crazy and dizzy
Is this the seventh heaven?
I'm talking to myself
Talking to myself
Talking to my better self
I hug myself
Silent to myself
Arguing on myself, but no
I whisper to myself
Tisker with myself
Because I know the good news
Know well when it dikke-dikke-dikker
That's how you looked for sure
Thick it like that yes, so it love
@Mrpallekuling
Gitte was only 15 (or 16) years old when this was recorded. Absolutly amazing!
@LilleLezpax
love it. greetings from Sweden=)
@Neroburns27
28 år her, mine forældre siger jeg skulle være født i 1930'erne hvad angår min musiksmag :)
@kimberlieish
Jeg er født i 1959 og husker den, mine ældre søskende hørte den på grammofonen ;) og jeg dansede til den. ;) gode minder.
@user-go4ce8mv5g
Ubegribeligt godt Gitte, og sikken et big and, bril🎉iant
@prebennielsen9622
Suverænt og elegant, hvor er der sådan en sangerinde i 2022
@larshansen7907
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmTjv85UhDc&list=PLfQ-BP1a0n4CHGoMOBHwCGjVzTeZRv1k1&index=2
@mariajensen8990
This singer has an amazing voice - I would think best used for singing contemporary jazz
@danielvanr.8681
And to think she was only 16 here... 😐😮
@larshansen7907
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1356RcgZPs&list=OLAK5uy_kEPnz3TXOzNiBGXDiWmPkXRijPjcOl2bo&index=14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnY23S2a4Gg&list=OLAK5uy_kEPnz3TXOzNiBGXDiWmPkXRijPjcOl2bo&index=12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tZeWv3b43A&list=OLAK5uy_kEPnz3TXOzNiBGXDiWmPkXRijPjcOl2bo&index=8