The original lyrics of the Norwegian national anthem. Ja, vi elsker dette landet, som det stiger frem, furet, værbitt over vannet, med de tusen hjem, — elsker, elsker det og tenker på vår far og mor ...

The first public performance of ‘Ja, vi elsker’ took place on 16 May 1864 in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Norway’s status as an independent kingdom. Bjørnson was a writer and poet and was ...