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 p gaden med andre sm ledige drenge
This so grieved the father that he died
Dette gjorde faderen s 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
p trods af hendes b n, rettede Aladdin sig ikke op