"Ã…, Vestland, Vestland" ("Oh Vestland, Vestland") is a Norwegian song praising the region of
Western Norway
Western Norway (; ) is the Regions of Norway, region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the Counties of Norway, counties Rogaland, Vestland, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has no official or political-administrative fu ...
(Vestland).
The lyrics were written in
Nynorsk
Nynorsk (; ) is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language (''Landsmål''), parallel to the Da ...
by
Tore Ørjasæter
Tore Ørjasæter (3 March 1886 – 29 February 1968) was a Norwegian educator and poet.
Biography
à ...
in 1910 and the music was composed by
Sigurd Førsund.
The most well known performances of the song are by
Sissel Kyrkjebø.
She first sang it in a television program in 1985
and it has been her signature song since then.
The song's style is reminiscant of national anthems.
The melody is slow, grandiose, and contains a marching beat.
The lyrics are rich with emotion and describe the affection and enthusiasm for Norwegian nature that the author has.
They begin:
In Sissel's version, this beginning is ''
a cappella
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''.
References
External links
Performance by Sissel Kyrkjebø from 1985via
YouTube
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Norwegian songs
Sissel Kyrkjebø songs
Norwegian anthems
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