Kongesangen

"Kongesangen" (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈkɔ̂ŋːəˌsɑŋn̩]; "King's Song") is Norway's royal anthem.[1] It is based on the English royal song "God Save the King" from 1741.[2] 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.[2]

Lyrics
Norwegian original[3][4] 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. Doug Lennox, Now You Know Royalty (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2009), p. 56
  2. "Kongesangen". Store norske leksikon (2005 - 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. NRK (22 January 2004). "Kongesangen". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. Vanberg, Bent (1992). Of Norwegian Ways. Harpercollins (P). p. 105. ISBN 978-0-06-092347-1.

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