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Ja, vi elsker dette landet

Summary: The Norwegian national anthem is called Ja, vi elsker dette landet. The melody was written by Rikard Nordraak in 1864, and the lyrics were written by Bjornstjerne Bjornson in 1870. Lyrics (for additional partial translations, at least in German and Esperanto, see those Wikipedias) 1. Ja, vi elsker dette landet, Yes, we love this country som det stiger frem, Which looms up, furet, vaerbitt over vannet, Rocky and weathered, above the sea, med de tusen hjem. ...

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Ja, vi elsker dette landet

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The Norwegian national anthem is called Ja, vi elsker dette landet. The melody was written by Rikard Nordraak in 1864, and the lyrics were written by Bjornstjerne Bjornson in 1870.

Lyrics

(for additional partial translations, at least in German and Esperanto, see those Wikipedias)

1.
Ja, vi elsker dette landet,       Yes, we love this country
som det stiger frem,              Which looms up,
furet, vaerbitt over vannet,       Rocky and weathered, above the sea,
med de tusen hjem.                With its thousand homes.
Elsker, elsker det og tenker      Love it, love it and think
Pa var far og mor                 About our mothers and fathers
Og den saganatt som senker        And the sagas that send
Dromme pa var jord.               Dreams to our earth.
Og den saganatt som senker,       And the sagas that send, 
Senker dromme pa var jord.        Send dreams to our earth.           
2.
Dette landet Harald berget        This country was saved by Harald
med sin kjemperad,                with his great effort,
dette landet Hakon verget         this country was protected by Hakon
medens Oyvind kvad;               whilst Oyvind sung;
Olav pa det landet malte          Olav painted the country
korset med sitt blod,             with a cross of his blood,
fra dets hoye Sverre talte        from it's hig Sverre spoke
Roma midt imot.                   against Rome.
3.
Bondene sine okser brynte         Farmers theyre axes sharpened
hvor en haer dro frem,             as the army came
Tordenskiold langs kysten lynte,  Tordenskiold around the coastline thundered
sa det lystes hjem.               so that we could see it back home
Kvinner selv stod opp og strede   Even women fought
som de vare menn;                 like if they were men
andre kunne bare grede,           Others could only cry
men det kok igjen!                but that soon would end
4.
Visstnok var vi ikke mange,       Sure, we were not many
men vi strakk dog til,            but we were enough
da vi provdes noen gange,         When they challenged us
og det stod pa spill;             and it was at stake
ti vi heller landet brente        we rather let our country burn
enn det kom til fall;             than be defeated
husker bare hva som hendte        Just remember what happened
ned pa Fredrikshald!              at Fredrikshald!
5.
Harde tider har vi doyet,         We have coped with hard times,
ble til sist forstott;            were at last disowned;
men i verste nod blaoyet          but in the worst suffer, blue-eyed
frihet ble oss fodt.              freedom was to us born.
Det gav faderkraft a baere         It gave (us) father's strength to carry
hungersnod og krig,               famine and war,
det gav doden selv sin aere -      it gave death itself its honour -
og det gav forlik.                and it gave compromise.
6.
Fienden sitt vapen kastet,        The enemy threw away his weapon,
opp visiret for,                  up the visor went,
vi med undren mot ham hastet,     we, in wonder, to him hasted,
ti han var var bror.              because he was our brother.
Drevne frem pa stand av skammen   Driven onto stand by the shame
gikk vi soderpa;                  we went to the south;
nu vi star tre brodre sammen,     now we three brothes stand united,
og skal sadan sta!                and shall stand like that!
7.
Norske mann i hus og hytte,       Norwegian man in house and cottage,
takk din store Gud!               thank your great God!
Landet ville han beskytte,        He would protect the country,
skjont det morkt sa ut.           even as it looked dark.
Alt hva fedrene har kjempet,      Every struggle the fathers have made,
modrene har grett,                mothers have wept,
har den Herre stille lempet       the Lord has quietly moved (things)
sa vi vant var rett.              so we have won our rights.
8.
Ja, vi elsker dette landet,       Yes, we love this country
som det stiger frem,              Which looms up,
furet, vaerbitt over vannet,       Rocky and weathered, above the sea,
med de tusen hjem.                With its thousand homes.
Og som fedres kamp har hevet      And as the fathers struggle has raised
det av nod og seir,               it had to be a victory,
ogsa vi, nar det blir krevet,     even we, when it is necessary,
for dets fred slar leir.          for it's peace to stay

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