{"id":2157,"date":"2015-12-24T11:27:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T11:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2157"},"modified":"2015-12-24T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T11:34:23","slug":"sing-along-its-jul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/sing-along-its-jul\/","title":{"rendered":"Sing along, it\u2019s jul!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When learning languages, it\u2019s a really good idea to SING! If the melody is really nice, the words will just etch themselves into your brain! \ud83d\ude42 Forget about rules of grammar, forget about rules of pronunciation, just take it easy and sing along!<\/p>\n<p>Here are two <b>norske julesanger<\/b> (Norwegian Christmas songs or carols) for you two sing along. (If you want some more information about Christmas songs in Norway, please read <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/julesanger\/\">this post<\/a> by Kari.)<\/p>\n<p><i>A note about religion<\/i>: <b>Jul<\/b> is a <b>kristen h\u00f8ytid<\/b> (Christian feast) in Norway, celebrating the birth of Jesus. But it is also an old Viking feast, celebrating the birth of the Light. So, even Norwegians who are not very Christian (usually!) take part in <b>jula<\/b>, decorating their homes with <b>nisser<\/b> etc. Since Transparent Language is not about preaching, I\u2019ve included one Christian Xmas song and one not-so-Christian one. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><strong>God jul!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Susan - N\u00e5 Tennes Tusen Julelys\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iIIxIKXchck?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N\u00e5 tennes tusen julelys<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>Now thousand christmas candles are being lit<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>N\u00e5 tennes tusen julelys<br \/>\np\u00e5 jorden m\u00f8rk og kald<br \/>\nog tusen, tusen str\u00e5ler og<br \/>\ni himlens h\u00f8ye hall.<\/p>\n<p>Og over by og land i kveld<br \/>\ng\u00e5r julens glade bud<br \/>\nat f\u00f8dt er Herren Jesus Krist,<br \/>\nv\u00e5r Frelser og v\u00e5r Gud.<\/p>\n<p>Du stjerne over Betlehem,<br \/>\n\u00e5, la ditt milde skinn<br \/>\nf\u00e5 lyse inn med h\u00e5p og fred<br \/>\ntil hvert bedr\u00f8vet sinn.<\/p>\n<p>I hvert et hjerte kaldt og m\u00f8rkt<br \/>\nsend du en str\u00e5le blid,<br \/>\nen str\u00e5le av Guds kj\u00e6rlighet<br \/>\ni signet juletid.<\/td>\n<td><em>Now thousand christmas candles are being lit<\/em><br \/>\n<em> on Earth, dark and cold<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and thousand, thousand are shining too<\/em><br \/>\n<em> in Heaven\u2019s high hall.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And throughout town and countryside tonight<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Chrismas\u2019 joyful message is running<\/em><br \/>\n<em> that the Lord Jesus Christ is born<\/em><br \/>\n<em> our Saviour and our God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You Star above Betlehem,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> oh, let your gentle light<\/em><br \/>\n<em> shine through with hope and peace<\/em><br \/>\n<em> to each sad mind.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In every heart cold and dark<\/em><br \/>\n<em> send you a gentle ray,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> a ray of God\u2019s love<\/em><br \/>\n<em> in the blessed Christmas time.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"P\u00e5 l\u00e5ven sitter nissen - Jul i Salaby\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_uv74o8hG30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>P\u00e5 l\u00e5ven sitter nissen<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><em>In the barn the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/sprites-of-christmas\/\">Nisse<\/a> is sitting<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>P\u00e5 l\u00e5ven sitter nissen med sin julegr\u00f8t,<br \/>\ns\u00e5 god og s\u00f8t,<br \/>\ns\u00e5 god og s\u00f8t.<br \/>\nHan nikker, og han spiser,<br \/>\nog han er s\u00e5 glad,<br \/>\nfor julegr\u00f8ten vil han gjerne ha.<\/p>\n<p>Men rundt omkring st\u00e5r alle de sm\u00e5 rotter,<br \/>\nog de skotter,<br \/>\nog de skotter.<br \/>\nDe vil s\u00e5 gjerne ha litt julegodter,<br \/>\nog de danser, danser rundt i ring.<\/p>\n<p>Men nissefar han truer med sin store skje<br \/>\nNei, bare se,<br \/>\nog kom avsted.<br \/>\nFor gr\u00f8ten min vil jeg f\u00e5 lov \u00e5 ha i fred,<br \/>\nog ingen, ingen vil jeg dele med.<\/p>\n<p>Men rottene de hopper, og de danser,<br \/>\nog de svinser, og de svanser.<br \/>\nDe klorer etter gr\u00f8ten og de stanser,<br \/>\nog de st\u00e5r om nissen tett i ring.<\/p>\n<p>Men nissen, ja han er en liten hissigpropp,<br \/>\nog med sin kropp,<br \/>\nhan gj\u00f8r et hopp.<br \/>\nJeg henter katten hvis dere ikke holder opp<br \/>\nN\u00e5r katten kommer, skal det nok bli stopp.<\/p>\n<p>Da springer alle rottene s\u00e5 bange,<br \/>\n\u00e5, s\u00e5 bange, \u00e5, s\u00e5 bange,<br \/>\nog de vender seg og danser noen ganger,<br \/>\nog p\u00e5 en-to-tre s\u00e5 er de vekk.<\/td>\n<td><em>In the barn the Nisse is sitting with his Christmas porridge,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> so good and sweet,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> so good and sweet.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> He\u2019s nodding, he\u2019s eating,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and he is so happy,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> since Christmas porridge he really wants.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But all around the small rats are standing,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and they\u2019re glaring,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and they\u2019re glaring.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> They really want to have some Christmas candy,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and they\u2019re dancing, dancing in a round.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But Nisse Dad he\u2019s threatening them with his big spoon<\/em><br \/>\n<em> No, just make sure<\/em><br \/>\n<em> to get away.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Because my porridge I want to have for myself,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and with nobody, nobody I want to share.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But the rats are hopping, they\u2019re dancing,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> they\u2019re flouncing, they\u2019re \u201dflancing\u201d.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> They\u2019re scratching for the porridge and they\u2019re stopping<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and they\u2019re standing close around the Nisse in a round.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But the Nisse, yeah, he\u2019s a little angry fellow,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and with hus body,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> he\u2019s making a jump.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> I\u2019m fetching the cat if you don\u2019t stop.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> When the cat\u2019s coming, I\u2019ll sure it\u2019ll end.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then all the rats are getting so scared,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> oh, so scared, oh, so scared,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and they turn around and dance a few times,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> and one-two-three they are gone.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When learning languages, it\u2019s a really good idea to SING! If the melody is really nice, the words will just etch themselves into your brain! \ud83d\ude42 Forget about rules of grammar, forget about rules of pronunciation, just take it easy and sing along! Here are two norske julesanger (Norwegian Christmas songs or carols) for you&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/sing-along-its-jul\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[43,3245,293301,3879,316735,2534],"class_list":["post-2157","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-holidays","tag-christmas","tag-jul","tag-nisse","tag-religion","tag-singing","tag-song"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2157"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2162,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2157\/revisions\/2162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}