Kongesangen

Kongesangen
English: The King's Song
Royal anthem of Norway
Also known asGud sign vor Konge god (English: God bless our good king!)
LyricsHenrik Wergeland, 1841
Musicunknown, 1741
Adopted1905[1]
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"Kongesangen" (say: KONG-ə-SAHNG-ən; meaning "The King's Song") is Norway's royal anthem.[2] It is based on the English royal song "God Save the King" from 1741.[3] The Norwegian author Henrik Wergeland wrote a Norwegian lyric to the English song in 1841 called "Gud signe Kongen vor" It was later rewritten by P. Vogtmann under the name "Gud sign vor Konge god". A simplified version of this was later written by Gustav Jensen.[4]

Lyrics

Norwegian original[5][6] IPA transcription 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. (𝄇)

References

  1. ↑ "Norway (royal anthem) – nationalanthems.info". Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ↑ Doug Lennox, Now You Know Royalty (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2009), p. 56
  3. ↑ Roede, Lars (2022-12-30). "Kongesangen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Kongesangen". Store norske leksikon (2005 - 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  5. ↑ NRK (22 January 2004). "Kongesangen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Vanberg, Bent (1992). Of Norwegian Ways. Harpercollins (P). p. 105. ISBN 978-0-06-092347-1.

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