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LYRICS: ELIAS BLIX (1869-91)
MUSIC: ADOLF D. THOMSEN (1852-1903)
TRANSLATION: DR. ALF LUNDER KNUDSEN
The text was written by prolific Norwegian hymn-writer Elias Blix (1869-91). The melody was composed by Adolf D. Thomsen (1852-1903) former conductor of the world’s oldest continuously operating symphony orchestra (1765), Musikkselskabet Harmoniens Orkester in Bergen and well known as church organist and director of several choruses and orchestras in Northern Norway.
The success of the song was immediate and has also earned the nickname “Nordlendingenes Nasjonalsang” – North Norway Citizen’s National Anthem.
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(1)
Å eg veit meg eit land langt der uppe mot nord
med ei lysande strand millom høgfjell og fjord.
Der eg gjerne er gjest, der mitt hjarta er fest
med dei finaste, finaste band.
//:Å eg minnest, å eg minnest,
å eg minnest so væl dette land.://
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(1)
Oh, I know a land far up towards the north
with a bright shining shore ‘tween mountain and fjord.
There I gladly am guest, there my heart is attached
with the most delicate ties
//:Oh I remember, oh I remember,
Oh I remember, so well this land.://
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(2)
Der eit fjell stig mot sky med si kruna av snö
Og i lauvklædnad ny det seg speglar i sjö,
Og det smiler mot strand med sin bringe i brand
i den solklåre, solklåre kveld
//:Å eg minnest, å eg minnest,
å eg minnest so væl dette fjell.://
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(2)
Where a mount rises towards sky with its crown of snow
and leaf-clad anew mirrors its image in the ocean,
and it smiles toward the shore with its breast on fire
in the sun-drenched eve(ning).
//:Oh I remember, oh I remember,
Oh I remember, so well this moun(tain).://
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(7)
Denne heim er meg kjær som den beste på jord.
Han mitt hjarta er nær denne fjetrande fjord,
og det målande fjell og den strålande kveld;
hugen leikar på deim.
//:Å eg minnest, å eg minnest,
å eg minnest so væl denne heim.://
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(7)
This home is so dear to me like the best on earth.
He my heart is near, this bewitching fjord,
and the vivid mountain, and the radiant eve(ning)
the mind plays, it plays with them
//:Oh I remember, oh I remember,
Oh I remember, so well this home.://
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