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CONTENTS:

Nordmannen
Millom Bakkar og Berg ut med Havet
Ludvig Mathias Lindeman / Ivar Aasen

Dei gamle Fjelli
Dei gamle Fjell i syningom er alltid eins aa sjaa
Christian Sinding / Ivar Aasen

Der du gjekk fyre
Dit fet gjev Vengjir til Foten min
E. Alnæs / Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

I Rosenlund
I Rosenlund under Sagas Hal
Rikard Nordraak / Johann S. Welhaven

So skal Gjenta hava det
Den fagre Gjenta skal ut aa blenkja
Eyvind Alnæs / Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Brudefærden i Hardanger
Der aander en tindrende Sommerluft
Halfdan Kjerulf / Andreas Munch

Astri mi Astri
Astri mi Astri, som eine helt taa meg
Folksong

Saag du nokke
Såg du nokke kjærringa mi
Folksong

Naar Fjordene blaaner
Naar Fjordene blaaner som Markens Fiol
Alfred Paulsen / John Olaf Paulsen

Jeg lagde meg saa sildig
Jeg lagde meg saa sildig alt sent om en Kveld
Folkson

Det lysnet i Skoven
Det lysnet i Skoven, da ilede jeg frem!
Sigurd Islandsmoen / Jørgen Moe

Eg gjette Tulla
Eg gjette Tulla i femten aar
Folksong

Aa, eg veit meg eit Land
Aa, eg veit meg eit Land langt der oppe mot Nord
Adolf Thomsen / Elias Blix

Mit Hjerte og min Lyra
Alt lægger for din Fod jeg ned
Halfdan Kjerulf / Caralis

Norsk Kjærlighedssang
Ved Sjøen, den mørke, bekrandset af Tallen
Halfdan Kjerulf / Henrik Wergeland

Solefaldssang
Naar solen falder bag Top og Tinde
Ole Olsen / Nordahl Rolfsen

Violen
Imellem visne Halmstraa
Johan S. Svendsen

Eit syn
Ei Gjente eg saag som gjorde meg fjaag
Edvard Grieg / Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Ved Rondane
No ser er atter slike Fjell og Dalar
Edvard Grieg / Aasmund Olavsson Vinje

Ja, vi elsker dette Landet
Ja, vi elsker dette Landet
Rikard Nordraak / Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Gamle Norge
Der ligger et Land mod den evige Sne
Rikard Nordraak / Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Norge
Norge, mit Norge! - saa sover du tyst
Alfred Paulsen / Theodor Caspari

TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 61:04
Recording producer & digital editing: Njål Sparbo
Sound engineers: Gerhard Hertzberg
Cover photo & design: Bente Elisabeth Finserås
Recorded 2004 in Sofienberg Church, Oslo
Released in 2005 by Quattro AS, Oslo, Norway

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Millom Bakkar og Berg utmed Havet

So skal Gjenta hava det

Norge, mitt Norge!

For freedom, Norway and being Norwegian, hooray!

(Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Nobel Prize in Literature 1903)

In 2005 Norway can celebrate a hundred years of independence. In the period previous to the disbanding of the union with Sweden the cultural life of the country flourished tremendously. In order that other countries should recognise Norway as an independent nation, it was vital to give expression to what was truly Norwegian. When Christian Michelsen (Prime Minister 1905-07) led talks with the Swedes in 1905 he had the support of all his countrymen.

This period has given us some of the most beautiful songs ever written in Norway, and they are a highly treasured part of the cultural heritage. Some of the songs can seem exaggeratedly nationalistic today, but at the time they represented a vital sense of national awareness. There is many a striking picture and great admiration for the Norwegian country scenery.

Probably all artists strive to express certain essential themes that encourage particular attitudes, thereby helping their society to tackle the challenges of the present. Had it been today, Bjørnson would probably have declaimed:

For equality, humanity and peace in the world, hooray!

Njål Sparbo