English: 'Yes, we love this country' | |
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National anthem of Norway | |
Lyrics | Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson |
Music | Rikard Nordraak |
Adopted | 1864 (de facto) 2019 (de jure) |
"Ja, vi elsker dette landet" (say: YAH vee EL-sker DET-tə LAHN-nə, meaning "Yes, we love this country") is the national anthem of Norway. Before it became the country's anthem, it was a patriotic song written in 1859 by a Norwegian writer named Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.[1] His cousin Rikard Nordraak set his lyrics to music in 1863. Until 2017, it had been an unofficial anthem of Norway, alongside "Sønner av Norge" and "Norges Skaal".[2]