Norway royal anthem instrumental with waving flag

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Like other Scandinavian countries with monarchs (such as Denmark and Sweden), Norway also has a royal anthem. Adopted the year of Norwegian independence, the words are set to a recognizable monarchial piece of music, the same anthem as that of the United Kingdom and it’s royal family, “God Save the Queen”. (This choice may have been influenced by the royal anthem of Sweden, its neighbour from which it won independence; as its royal anthem before 1893 was also to the same tune.)

The tune was first translated into Norwegian in the 19th century, and several writers wrote lyrics for it that closely resembled the British lyrics, including Henrik Wergeland in 1841. When Norway achieved independence in 1905 and got its own monarchy, the anthem was made official with words by Nicolai Fogtmann, but the next year the lyrics were replaced with ones by Gustav Jensen, a creator of several Norwegian hymns that, together with “Kongesangen”, are still in Norwegian hymnals.
Norwegian lyrics
1. Gud sign vår konge god!
Sign ham med kraft og mot
sign hjem og slott!
Lys for ham ved din Ånd,
knytt med din sterke hånd
hellige troskapsbånd
om folk og drott!

2. Høyt sverger Norges mann
hver i sitt kall, sin stand,
troskap sin drott.
Trofast i liv og død,
tapper i krig og nød,
alltid vårt Norge lød
Gud og sin drott.
English translation
1. God bless our gracious king!
Bless him with strength and courage,
bless home and castle!
Guide him with Your Spirit,
tie with Your strong Hand
holy bands of allegiance
around people and sovereign!

2. Loudly swear men of Norway
each in his calling, his station,
loyalty to the sovereign.
Loyal in life and death,
courageous in war and need,
always our Norway obeyed
God and its sovereign.