"Ja vi elsker dette landet"

Ja, vi elsker dette landet. (English translation)

Yes, we love this country (Verses 1, 7 & 8)

I
Yes, we love this country
as it rises forth,
rugged, weathered, over the water,
with the thousands of homes, —
love, love it and think
of our father and mother
𝄆 and the saga-night that lays
dreams upon our earth. 𝄇

VII
Norwegian man in house and cabin,
thank your great God!
The country he wanted to protect,
although things looked dark.
All the fights fathers have fought,
and the mothers have wept,
𝄆 the Lord has quietly eased
so we won our rights. 𝄇
VIII
Yes, we love this country
as it rises forth,
rugged, weathered, above the sea,
with those thousand homes.
And as the fathers' struggle has raised
it from need to victory,
𝄆 even we, when it is demanded,
for its peace will encamp (for defense).

Text Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Melody Rikard Nordraak

English:

This is Norway`s national anthem, a tribute to this weather-beaten country. The lyrics were written by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. He lived at the vicarage in Nesset in his childhood and later became one of the nation´s greatest authors. In 1903 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.