Å, Vestland, Vestland

"Å, Vestland, Vestland" ("Oh Vestland, Vestland") is a Norwegian song praising the region of Western Norway (Vestland).

The lyrics were written in Nynorsk by Tore Ørjasæter in 1910 and the music was composed by .

The most well known performances of the song are by Sissel Kyrkjebø.^[1]^[2] She first sang it in a television program in 1985^[1] and it has been her signature song since then.^[1]^[2]

The song's style is reminiscant of national anthems.^[1] The melody is slow, grandiose, and contains a marching beat.^[1]

The lyrics are rich with emotion and describe the affection and enthusiasm for Norwegian nature that the author has.^[1] They begin:^[1]

Å, Vestland, Vestland, når eg ser deg slik
Med fagre fjell og fjord og tronge vik.

Oh Vestland, Vestland, when I see you like that,
With beautiful mountains and narrow bays.

In Sissel's version, this beginning is a cappella.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Augested, Kate (1994). "'Å, Sissel, Sissel, når eg ser deg slik'". Norsk Medietidsskrift (in Norwegian). 1 (2): 8–25. doi:10.18261/ISSN0805-9535-1994-02-02. ISSN 0805-9535.
^ ^a ^b "Symfonisk Sissel". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 3 November 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Performance by Sissel Kyrkjebø from 1985 via YouTube

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[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Augested, Kate (1994). "'Å, Sissel, Sissel, når eg ser deg slik'". Norsk Medietidsskrift (in Norwegian). 1 (2): 8–25. doi:10.18261/ISSN0805-9535-1994-02-02. ISSN 0805-9535.

[:1-2] "Symfonisk Sissel". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 3 November 2001. Retrieved 14 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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