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"Ja, vi elsker dette landet" (help· info) (or: "Ja, vi elsker") (In eng: "Yes, we love this country") is the national anthem of Norway. The lyrics were written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson between 1859 and 1868, and the melody was written by his cousin Rikard Nordraak in 1864. It was first performed publicly on 17 May 1864 in connection with the 50th anniversary of the constitution. Usually only the first and the last two verses are sung. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Ja,_vi_elsker_dette_landet_(anthem). ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910). ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Rikard Nordraak (June 12, 1842–March 20, 1866) was a Norwegian composer, born in Christiania (Oslo). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...


Lyrics and literal translation

Bjørnson wrote in a modified version of the Dano-Norwegian language current in Norway at the time. Written Norwegian has since then been altered in a series of orthographic reforms intended to distinguish it from Danish and bring it closer to spoken Norwegian. The text below is a modernised version commonly used to day, not identical to Bjørnson's original.


In each verse the last two lines are sung twice, and one or two words are even repeated an extra time (e.g. "senker" in the first verse). This repetition is often not indicated except in the first verse. The words that are repeated an extra time are written in italics in the Norwegian lyrics below.



JA, VI ELSKER DETTE LANDET (Yes, we love this country)
1
Ja, vi elsker dette landet, Yes, we love this country
som det stiger frem, as it rises forth,
furet, værbitt over vannet, rugged, weathered, above the sea,
med de tusen hjem. with the thousands of homes.
Elsker, elsker det og tenker Loving, loving it and thinking
på vår far og mor about our father and mother
og den saganatt som senker and the saga night that sends
drømme på vår jord. dreams to our earth.
Og den saganatt som senker, And the saga night that sends,
senker drømme på vår jord. sends dreams to our earth.
2
Dette landet Harald berget This country Harald united
med sin kjemperad, with his army of heroes,
dette landet Håkon verget this country Håkon protected
medens Øyvind kvad; whilst Øyvind sung;
Olav på det landet malte upon the country Olav painted
korset med sitt blod, with his blood the cross,
fra dets høye Sverre talte from its heights Sverre spoke
Roma midt imot. up against Rome.
3
Bønder sine økser brynte Farmers their axes sharpened
hvor en hær dro frem, wherever an army advanced,
Tordenskiold langs kysten lynte, Tordenskiold around the coastline thundered
så den lystes hjem. so that we could see it back home.
Kvinner selv stod opp og strede Even women stood up and fought
som de vare menn; as if they were men;
andre kunne bare grede, others could only cry
men det kom 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 prøvdes noen gange, when we were tested sometimes,
og det stod på spill; and it was at stake;
ti vi heller landet brente we would rather burn our land
enn det kom til fall; than to declare defeat;
husker bare hva som hendte just remember what happened
ned på Fredrikshald! down at Fredrikshald!
5
Hårde tider har vi døyet, Hard times we have coped with,
ble til sist forstøtt; were at last disowned;
men i verste nød blåøyet but in the worst distress, blue-eyed
frihet ble oss født. freedom was to us born.
Det gav faderkraft å bære It gave (us) father's strength to carry
hungersnød og krig, famine and war,
det gav døden selv sin ære - it gave death itself its honour -
og det gav forlik. and it gave reconciliation.
6
Fienden sitt våpen 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 hastened,
ti han var vår bror. because he was our brother.
Drevne frem på stand av skammen Driven forth to a stand by shame
gikk vi søderpå; we went to the south;
nu vi står tre brødre sammen, now we three brothers stand united,
og skal sådan stå! and shall stand like that!
7
Norske mann i hus og hytte, Norseman in house and cabin,
takk din store Gud! thank your great God!
Landet ville han beskytte, The country he wanted to protect,
skjønt det mørkt så ut. although things looked dark.
Alt hva fedrene har kjempet, All the fights fathers have fought,
mødrene har grett, and the mothers have wept,
har den Herre stille lempet the Lord has quietly moved
så vi vant vår rett. so we won our rights.
8
Ja, vi elsker dette landet, Yes, we love this country
som det stiger frem, as it rises forth,
furet, værbitt over vannet, rugged, weathered, above the sea,
med de tusen hjem. with those thousand homes.
Og som fedres kamp har hevet And as the fathers' struggle has raised
det av nød til seir, it from need to victory,
også vi, når det blir krevet, even we, when it is demanded,
for dets fred slår leir. for its peace will encamp (for defence).


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English translation

The three commonly used stanzas of Ja, vi elsker were translated into English long ago. The name of the translator is seldom mentioned in printed versions of the English text. It has so far not been possible to identify the person responsible or to ascertain when it was translated. But the following versions of stanzas 1, 7, and 8 are well known and often sung by descendants of Norwegian immigrants to the United States. Its popularity and familiarity among Norwegian-Americans seems to indicate that it has been around for a long time, certainly since before the middle of the 20th century, possible much earlier. This translation may be regarded as the "official" version in English. [1]


Yes, we love with fond devotion


This our land that looms


Rugged, storm-scarred o'er the ocean


With her thousand homes.


Love her, in our love recalling


Those who gave us birth.


And old tales which night, in falling,


Brings as dreams to earth.



Norsemen whatsoe'er thy station,


Thank thy God whose power


willed and wrought the land's salvation


In her darkest hour.


All our mothers sought with weeping


And our sires in fight,


God has fashioned in His keeping


Till we gained our right.



Yes, we love with fond devotion


This our land that looms


Rugged, storm-scarred o'er the ocean


With her thousand homes.


And, as warrior sires have made her


Wealth and fame increase,


At the call we too will aid her


Armed to guard her peace.


Metrical version

Of verses 1, 7, 8 for singing in English:

Norway, thine is our devotion,
Land of hearth and home,
Rising storm-scarr'd from the ocean,
Where the breakers foam.
Oft to thee our thoughts are wending,
Land that gave us birth,
And to saga nights still sending
Dreams upon our earth,
And to saga nights still sending
Dreams upon us on our earth
Men of Norway, be your dwelling
Cottage, house or farm,
Praise the Lord who all compelling
Sav'd our land from harm.
Not the valour of a father
On the battlefield
Nor a mother's tears, but rather
God our vict'ry sealed,
Nor a mother's tears, but rather
God for us our vict'ry sealed.
Norway, thine is our devotion,
Land of hearth and home,
Rising storm-scarr'd from the ocean,
Where the breakers foam.
As our fathers' vict'ry gave it
Peace for one and all,
We shall rally, too, to save it
When we hear the call,
We shall rally, too, to save it
When we hear, we hear the call.

Controversies

In 1905 the Union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved after many years of Norwegian struggle for equality between the two states, as stipulated in the 1815 Act of Union. The unilateral declaration by the Norwegian Storting of the union's dissolution 7 June provoked strong Swedish reactions, bringing the two nations to the brink of war in the autumn. In Sweden, pro-war conservatives were opposed by the Social Democrats, whose leaders Hjalmar Branting and Zeth Höglund spoke out for reconciliation and a peaceful settlement with Norway. Swedish socialists sang Ja, vi elsker dette landet to demonstrate their support for the Norwegian people’s right to secede from the union. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sweden and Norway 1888 The Union between Sweden and Norway refers to the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union, following the Convention of Moss, on August 14, and the Norwegian constitutional revision of November 4. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... The Storting (Stortinget, literally The Big Thing) is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city Oslo. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Hjalmar Branting (November 23, 1860 – February 24, 1925) was a Swedish statesman and the countrys chief Social Democratic leader. ... Zeth Zäta Höglund (1884 – 1956) was a Swedish Communist politician. ...


During World War II, the anthem was used both by the Norwegian resistance, and by the nazi collaborators, the last group mainly for propaganda reasons. Eventually, the German occupants officially forbade any use of the anthem. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... National Socialism redirects here. ...


In May 2006, the immigrant newspaper Utrop proposed that the national anthem be translated into Urdu, the native language of the most numerous group of recent immigrants to Norway. [2] The editor's idea was that people from other ethnic groups should be able to honour their adopted country with devotion, even if they were not fluent in Norwegian. This proposal was referred to by other more widely read papers, and a member of the Storting called the proposal "integration in reverse".[3] One proponent of translating the anthem received batches of hate-mail calling her a traitor and threatening her with decapitation. [4] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... The Storting (Stortinget, literally The Big Thing) is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city Oslo. ... Children at a parade in North College Hill, Ohio Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). ...


In popular culture

  • Ja, vi elsker is whistled by a taxi driver in the movie Total Recall.

Total Recall is an American science fiction film released on June 1, 1990 starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Ronald Shusett, Dan OBannon, Jon Povill and Gary Goldman. ...

External links

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References

  1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/pda/A803422?s_id=8
  2. ^ http://web3.aftenbladet.no/kultur/article291023.ece
  3. ^ http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1318660.ece
  4. ^ http://oslopuls.no/nyheter/article1324897.ece
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/pda/A803422?s_id=8
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Ja, vi elsker dette landet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (637 words)
Ja, vi elsker dette landet (or: Ja, vi elsker) is the national anthem of Norway.
Ja, vi elsker dette landet, Yes, we love this country som det stiger frem, as it rises forth, furet, værbitt over vannet, rugged, weathered, above the sea, med de tusen hjem.
Elsker, elsker det og tenker Loving, loving it and thinking på vår far og mor about our father and mother og den saganatt som senker and the saga night that sends drømme på vår jord.
Ja, vi elsker dette landet - definition of Ja, vi elsker dette landet in Encyclopedia (561 words)
Ja, vi elsker dette landet, Yes, we love this country som det stiger frem, as it rises forth, furet, værbitt over vannet, rocky, weathered, above the sea, med de tusen hjem.
Landet ville han beskytte, He would protect the country, skjønt det mørkt så ut. even though it looked dark.
Ja, vi elsker dette landet, Yes, we love this country som det stiger frem, as it looms up, furet, værbitt over vannet, rocky and weathered, above the sea, med de tusen hjem.
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