{"id":1625,"date":"2013-08-31T23:28:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T23:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2014-08-22T18:57:48","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T18:57:48","slug":"its-berry-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/its-berry-time\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Berry Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bl\u00e5b\u00e6r!<\/p><\/div>\n

Late summer is the perfect time to go berry-picking in Norway. In the gr\u00f8fter<\/strong>\u00a0(ditches) along the village roads you\u2019ll see small red markjordb\u00e6r<\/strong>\u00a0(wild strawberries), and you don\u2019t have to walk long before you find yourself in a kratt<\/strong>\u00a0(thicket) full of dark, delicious bl\u00e5b\u00e6r<\/strong>\u00a0(blueberries). In skogen<\/strong>\u00a0(the forest) there are sweet red bringeb\u00e6r<\/strong>\u00a0(raspberries) and their black cousin bj\u00f8rneb\u00e6r<\/strong>\u00a0(blackberry, literally \u201dbear berry\u201d). Further up in the mountain you\u2019ll find bittersweet tytteb\u00e6r<\/strong>\u00a0(cowberries), excellent for making syltet\u00f8y<\/strong>\u00a0(jam) for meat dishes (like red grouse). Make sure to bring a b\u00f8tte<\/strong>\u00a0(bucket) and a b\u00e6rplukker<\/strong>\u00a0(berry picker, a box with a handle and an entrance with \u201dteeth\u201d that help you remove the berries from the twigs. It can be found in most larger supermarkets.) If you\u2019re really lucky, you\u2019ll find some of the very rare, bright orange multer<\/strong>\u00a0(cloudberries), h\u00f8yt oppe p\u00e5 fjellet<\/strong>\u00a0(high up the mountain).<\/p>\n

Below follows the first verse of a song many Norwegians associate with b\u00e6rplukking<\/strong>\u00a0(berry picking), \u201dVise for g\u00e6rne jinter\u201d (Song for crazy girls) by the legendary Alf Pr\u00f8ysen. The song\u2019s in Pr\u00f8ysen\u2019s Eastern Norwegian dialect, so don\u2019t worry if it looks a bit odd! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

VISE FOR G\u00c6RNE JINTER
\nText: Alf Pr\u00f8ysen \/ Melody: Egil Monn-Iversen<\/p>\n

Opp\u00e5 lauv\u00e5sen veks det jorb\u00e6r,<\/strong>
\nUp on the leafy ridge there are strawberries growing<\/em>
\nfine jorb\u00e6r, raue jordb\u00e6r.<\/strong>
\nnice strawberries, red strawberries.<\/em>
\nHele v\u00e6la er b\u00e6re jorb\u00e6r<\/strong>
\nThe whole world is only strawberries<\/em>
\nfinn et str\u00e5 og tr\u00e6 dom p\u00e5…<\/strong>
\nfind yourself a straw and thread them on\u2026<\/em>
\nEtt er for gammalt, den ska f\u00e5 st\u00e5.<\/strong>
\nOne is too old, we\u2019ll let it be.<\/em>
\nEtt er for gr\u00f8nt, den g\u00e5r vi ifr\u00e5.<\/strong>
\nOne is too green, we\u2019ll leave it.<\/em>
\nmen \u00e6ille andre ska vi ta med hematt<\/strong>
\nbut all the others we\u2019ll bring home<\/em>
\nog leve lykkelig med sukker p\u00e5.<\/strong>
\nand live happily with sugar on.<\/em><\/p>\n