Kongesangen

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Kongesangen
English: King's Song
Royal anthem of Norway
LyricsN. Vogtmann and Gustav Jensen
MusicUnknown, based on "God Save the King"
Adopted1906
Audio sample
Vocal and instrumental version

"Kongesangen" (

Carl Johan of Norway and Sweden.[2]

Lyrics

Norwegian original[3][4] IPA transcription[a] English translation

I
Gud sign vår konge god!
Sign ham med kraft og mod
sign hjem og slott!
(𝄆) Lys for ham ved din Ånd,
knytt med din sterke hånd
hellige troskapsbånd
om folk og drott! (𝄇)

II
Høyt sverger Norges mann
hver i sitt kall, sin stand,
troskap sin drott.
(𝄆) Trofast i liv og død,
tapper i krig og nød,
alltid vårt Norge lød
Gud og sin drott. (𝄇)

1
[ɡʉːd sɪŋn ʋoːr ˈkɔ̂ŋ.ŋɛ̠ ɡuː]
[sɪŋn hɑm meː krɑft ɔ muːd]
[sɪŋn jɛm ɔ ʂlɔtː]
(𝄆) [lyːs fɔrː hɑm ʋeː dɪn ɔn]
[knytː meː dɪn ˈstær.kə hɔn]
[ˈhɛ.lɪ.ə ˈtruː.skɑːps.bɔn]
[ɔm fɔlk ɔ drɔtː] (𝄇)

2
[hœʏ̯t ˈsʋær.ɡɛ̠r ˈnɔr.ɡəs mɑnː]
[ʋær iː sɪtː kɑl sɪn stɑnː]
[ˈtruː.skɑːp sɪn drɔtː]
(𝄆) [ˈtruː.fɑst iː liːʋ ɔ dœːd]
[ˈtɑp.pɛ̠r iː kriːɡ ɔ nœːd]
[ˈɑl.tiː ʋɔrt ˈnɔr.ɡə lœːd]
[ɡʉːd ɔ sɪn drɔtː] (𝄇)

I
God bless our good king!
Bless him with strength and courage
bless home and castle!
(𝄆) Guide him with your Spirit,
forge with your strong Hand
holy bonds of allegiance
around people and king! (𝄇)

II
Loudly pledge men of Norway
each in his calling, his station,
loyalty to his king.
(𝄆) Loyal in life and death,
courageous in war and distress,
always our Norway obeyed
God and its king. (𝄇)

Notes

  1. ^ See Help:IPA/Norwegian and Norwegian phonology. The transcription is based on Urban East Norwegian; /r/'s are guttural in more western dialects, among other differences.

References

  1. ^ Doug Lennox, Now You Know Royalty (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2009), p. 56
  2. ^ "Kongesangen". Store norske leksikon (2005–2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ NRK (22 January 2004). "Kongesangen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. ISBN 978-0-06-092347-1. Archived
    from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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