INNO NORVEGIA

First performed in 1864

There are eight verses

Words by BJØRNSTJERNE BIØRNSON (1832-1910)

Ja, vi elsker dette landet,
Som det stiger frem,
Furet, værbitt, over vannet,
Med de tusen hjem.
Elsker, elsker det og tenker
På vår far og mor
Og den saganatt som senker
Drømme på vår jord,

Og den saganatt som senker
Senker drømme på vår jord,

Norske mann i hus og hytte,
Takk din store Gud!
Landet ville han beskytte
Skjønt det mørkt så ut.
Alt hva fedrene har kjempet,
Mødrene har grett,
Har den Herre stille lempet,
Så vi vant vår rett,

Har den Herre stille lempet,
Så vi vant, vi vant vår rett.

Ja, vi elsker dette landet,
Som det stiger frem,
Furet, værbitt over vannet,
Med de tusen hjem!
Og som fedres kamp har hevet
Det fra nød til seier
Også vi når det blir krevet,
For dets fred slår leir,

Også vi når det blir krevet,
For dets fred, dets fred slår leir.

TRANSLATION

Yes, we love this country

Which rises up,

Rugged and weathered, above the sea,

With its thousands of homes.

Love it, love it and think

About our mothers and fathers

And the saga of past ages

That sends dreams to our earth,

And the saga of past ages

That sends dreams, sends dreams to our earth.

Norseman, in house and cabin,

Thank your great God!

It was His will to protect the country

Although things looked dark.

While fathers fought

And mothers cried,

Our Lord quietly opened the way

So that we won our right.

Our Lord quietly opened the way

So that we won, we won our right.

Yes, we love this country

Which rises up,

Rugged and weathered, above the sea,

With its thousands of homes.

And as our fathers' struggle has raised it

From distress to victory,

We also, when called upon,

Will strike a blow for its peace.

We also, when called upon,

Will strike a blow for its peace, its peace.