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'''''Kongesangen''''' is [[Norway]]'s [[Royal anthem]]. The lyrics come in several versions. The first version (''Gud signe kongen vor'') was written by [[Henrik Wergeland]], but the version used today and quoted below was written by [[Gustav Jensen]] for the [[coronation]] of King [[Haakon VII]] in 1906. It was inspired by the British royal anthem, and set to the same tune as "[[God Save the Queen]]". |
'''''Kongesangen''''' (''The King Song'') is [[Norway]]'s [[Royal anthem]]. The lyrics come in several versions. The first version (''Gud signe kongen vor'') was written by [[Henrik Wergeland]], but the version used today and quoted below was written by [[Gustav Jensen]] for the [[coronation]] of King [[Haakon VII]] in 1906. It was inspired by the British royal anthem, and set to the same tune as "[[God Save the Queen]]". |
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Revision as of 00:11, 1 March 2009
Kongesangen (The King Song) is Norway's Royal anthem. The lyrics come in several versions. The first version (Gud signe kongen vor) was written by Henrik Wergeland, but the version used today and quoted below was written by Gustav Jensen for the coronation of King Haakon VII in 1906. It was inspired by the British royal anthem, and set to the same tune as "God Save the Queen".
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