You can see both Norwegian and English lyrics for Nidelven on lyricstranslate.com if you look under the title and Egil Monn-Iversen. I know more about the Norwegian composer of this tune now than when that video as taken. The composer wrote it for his girlfriend after she broke up with him during World War Two in Norway. The Germans occupied Norway at the time and the composer was very involved in the resistance against the Nazi regime. His girlfriend had broken up with him because of that. When he made this song it was for the love of his beloved Norway and his girlfriend. When he sang it to her she took him back. They were later married and had a daughter. Tragically, the Nazis caught him later on and killed him. This song lives on among Norwegians and especially Norwegian-Americans. I hope more people will become aware of the important history behind the man who wrote it and the sacrifice he and his family made for his country.
Can you write the lyrics for us-- I'm trying to learn Norwegian and would like to know if you could post those.. Thanks- beautiful video.
You can see both Norwegian and English lyrics for Nidelven on lyricstranslate.com if you look under the title and Egil Monn-Iversen. I know more about the Norwegian composer of this tune now than when that video as taken. The composer wrote it for his girlfriend after she broke up with him during World War Two in Norway. The Germans occupied Norway at the time and the composer was very involved in the resistance against the Nazi regime. His girlfriend had broken up with him because of that. When he made this song it was for the love of his beloved Norway and his girlfriend. When he sang it to her she took him back. They were later married and had a daughter. Tragically, the Nazis caught him later on and killed him. This song lives on among Norwegians and especially Norwegian-Americans. I hope more people will become aware of the important history behind the man who wrote it and the sacrifice he and his family made for his country.