Kongesangen

"''''''" (; "King's Song") is Norway's royal anthem. The lyrics come in several versions. The first version ("") was written by N. Vogtmann around 1800, but the version used today and quoted below was written by Gustav Jensen for the coronation of Haakon VII and Maud of Wales in 1906 and later used in his Landstads reviderte salmebok. It was inspired by the British royal and national anthem and set to the tune of "God Save the King"; Henrik Wergeland wrote a translation of "God Save the King" in 1841, dedicated to King Carl Johan of Norway and Sweden.

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Anthem.english_title: King's Song
Anthem.prefix: Royal
Anthem.country: Norway
Anthem.composer: Unknown, based on "God Save the King"
Anthem.author: N. Vogtmann and Gustav Jensen
Anthem.adopted: 1906
Anthem.sound_title: Vocal and instrumental version

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Instance of: personal anthem
Lyrics by: Henrik Wergeland
Image: Harald V Norge.jpg

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has melody: God Save the King
language of work or name: Norwegian
title: Gud sign vår konge god
author name string: Gustav Jensen
Commons category: Kongesangen

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== Lyrics == {| class="wikitable" !Norwegian original !IPA transcription !English translation |- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | | |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! (𝄇)

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