Kongesangen facts for kids
Kongesangen "The King's song" is a tribute song to Norway's King. It is based on the English royal song "God Save the King" from 1741. 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.
Song lyrics
1st verse
- Gud sign vår Konge god!
- Sign ham med kraft og mot
- sign hjem og slott!
- Lys for ham ved din Ånd,
- knytt med din sterke hånd
- hellige troskapsbånd
- om folk og drott!
2nd verse
- 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.
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