Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor

Der boede engang en fattig skr dder

this poor tailor had a son called Aladdin

denne stakkels skr dder havde en s n ved navn Aladdin

Aladdin was a careless, idle boy who did nothing

Aladdin var en sk desl s, ledig dreng, der intet gjorde

although, he did like to play ball all day long

selvom han kunne lide at spille bold hele dagen lang

this he did in the streets with other little idle boys

dette gjorde han på gaden med andre små ledige drenge

This so grieved the father that he died

Dette gjorde faderen så bedr vet, at han d de

his mother cried and prayed, but nothing helped

hans mor gr d og bad, men intet hjalp

despite her pleading, Aladdin did not mend his ways

på trods af hendes b n, rettede Aladdin sig ikke op