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Listed below are some common American nursery rhymes and their Norwegian transalations.
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NORWEGIAN |
ENGLISH |
| Bæ bæ lille lam (Norwegian) |
Baa
Baa Black Sheep (English) |
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| Fader Jakob (Norwegian) |
Brother John (English) |
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| Er du veldig glad og vel det (Norwegian) |
If You're Happy and You Know It (English) |
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| en skog en stue lå (Norwegian) |
In
a Cabin in the Woods (English) |
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Hjelp meg, hjelp meg i min nød
Ellers skyter jeger'n død Kom du, kom du, vennen min Rekk meg labben din |
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Itsy Bitsy Spider |
Lille Petter Edderkopp |
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The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout. |
Lille Petter Edderkopp, han klatret på min hatt. |
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Down came the rain and washed the spider out. |
Så tok det til å regne, og Petter ned han datt. |
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Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. |
Så kom sola og skinte på min hatt. |
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And the itsy bitsy spider crawled up the spout again. |
Da ble det liv i Petterkopp, som klatret på min hatt. |
Happy Birthday
Original Version
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Singable
Translation
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Hurra
for dig som fylder dit aar! |
Hurrah
for you, who's birthday it is! |
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Ja
dig vil vi gratulere! |
We're
here with our 'gratulations! |
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Alle
i ring omkring dig vi staar |
Everybody
here are happy with bliss; |
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og
se, nu vil vi marsjere, |
Ready
for celebrations! |
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bukke,
nikke, neie, snu os omkring, |
Bend,
bow, nod, turn around in the ring; |
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danse
for dig med hop og spret og spring, |
Dancing
for you: We jump, laugh and sing! |
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Ønske
dig av hjertet alle gode ting! |
Wishing
you the very best of every thing! |
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Sig
mig saa, hvad vil du mer! |
Fulfilling
all your expectations - Congratulations! |
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Høit
vore flag vi svinger. Hurra! |
We
wave our little flags arund in the air |
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Ja,
nu vil vi rigtig feste! |
To
show you how glad we are! |
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Dagen
er din, og dagen er bra, |
This
day is yours: This day is so fair, |
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men
du er den allerbedste! |
And
you are the best by far! |
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Se
dig om i ringen, hvem du vil ta! |
Look
all around. Take the one you want! |
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dans
en liten dans med den du helst vil ha! |
Dance
a little dance. Go ahead and flaunt! |
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Vi
vil allesammen svinge os saa glad; |
We
all want to dance. None of us will daunt! |
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En
av os skal bli den næste |
And
one of us will be the next one - to have a party... |
National Anthem
metrical version of verses 1, 7, and 8 in English:
Norway, thine is our devotion,
Land of hearth and home, Rising storm-scarr'd from the ocean,
Where the breakers foam. Oft to thee our thoughts are wending,
Land that gave us birth, And to saga nights still sending
Dreams upon our earth, And to saga nights still sending
Dreams upon us on our earth
Cottage, house or farm,
Sav'd our land from harm. Not the valour of a father
On the battlefield Nor a mother's tears, but rather
God our vict'ry sealed, Nor a mother's tears, but rather
God for us our vict'ry sealed.
Land of hearth and home,
Where the breakers foam. As our fathers' vict'ry gave it
Peace for one and all, We shall rally, too, to save it
When we hear the call, We shall rally, too, to save it
When we hear, we hear the call.
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Month and Day |
Holiday |
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January |
- |
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1st |
New Year's Day |
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February |
- |
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21 |
King Harald V
Birthday (1937) |
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March |
- |
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8 |
International
Women's Day |
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April |
- |
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8 |
Maundy Thursday |
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9 |
Long Friday |
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12 |
Easter Sunday |
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13 |
Easter Monday |
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May |
- |
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1 |
May Day |
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8 |
Liberation Day
(1945) |
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17 |
Constitution Day |
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31 |
Whit Sunday |
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June |
- |
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7 |
Union
Dissolution 1905 |
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23 |
St John's Eve |
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July |
- |
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4 |
Queen Sonja's
Birthday (1937) |
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20 |
Crown-prince
Haakon Magnus' Birthday (1973) |
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29 |
Olsok |
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September |
- |
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22 |
Princess Märtha
Louise's Birthday (1971) |
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December |
- |
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24 |
Christmas Eve |
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25 |
Christmas Day |
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26 |
Boxing Day |
References
Mama Lisa’s World. 2005. “Norway: Children’s Songs and Rhymes.” Retrieved April 25, 2006. (http://www.mamalisa.com/world/norway.html).