[ The lyrics are by Vaksinius translated from Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1909). The tune is by Rikard Nordraak (1842–1866). ] Yes – we do love our country as to life it comes, tried and proven valid entry by the thousand homes. – Love it joyfully recalling fathers’, mothers’ worth and the night of fancy falling bright upon the earth, and the night of fancy falling, bright upon, upon the earth. All Norwegian homes and households praise your living God! When despairing, our strongholds, he afforded blood! All the fathers’ arms and struggle, all the mothers’ cries, did The Lord send to arrival for the right to rise, did The Lord send to arrival for the right, the right to rise. Yes – we do love our country as to life it comes, tried and proven valid entry by the thousand homes. – As the fathers’ struggle fortune changed to fact from dearth also we, when it a question, will show Norway’s worth, also we, when it a question, will show Norway’s, Norway’s worth.


