| Kong Olav den heilage skuklle byggje spir
| King Olav the Holy Skuklle builds spiers
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| På Domen i Nidaros by
| At the Cathedral in the town of Nidaros
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| Han greidde det ikkje og lova sola til den
| He did not succeed and promised the sun to it
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| Som fekk spiret til å rage mot sky
| Which caused the spire to protrude towards the cloud
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| Men trur du at nokon melde seg?
| But do you think anyone will sign up?
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| Berre ei halv mil frå byen
| Just half a mile from town
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| På Ladehammaren ut
| At Ladehammaren out
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| Der budde ein diger jotne
| There was a huge jotne
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| Med namnet som einaste sut
| With the name as the only pacifier
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| Skal tru om den jotnen melde seg?
| Should believe if that jotnen sign up?
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| Han tykte den løne var gjev og gild
| He thought the salary was generous
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| Så jobben den ville han ha
| So the job he wanted
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| Men kongen måtte vere snill
| But the king had to be kind
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| Og namnet hans inni seg ha
| And his name inside him ha
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| Slik gjekk det at jotnen melde seg
| This is how the jotnen went about signing up
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| Og jotnen jobba både dag og natt
| And the jotnen worked both day and night
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| Til spiret stod der i glans
| To the spire stood there in splendor
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| Han drøymde om kongens digre skatt
| He dreamed of the king's huge treasure
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| Snart skulle sola bil hans
| Soon his car would be sunbathing
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| Skal tru om den kongen angra seg?
| Should believe if that king repents?
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| Ved midnatt rodde han Olav av stad
| At midnight he rowed Olav out of town
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| Til Kjerringberget i båt
| To Kjerringberget by boat
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| Gygra roa barnet ned
| Gygra calms the child down
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| For å stanse den barnegråt
| To stop the crying of children
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| Kva var det han høyrde Gygra si?
| What was it he heard Gygra say?
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| «Æ lova dæ sola — det himmelske gull
| "I promise the sun - the heavenly gold
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| Så snart han Blæster e' fri
| As soon as he Blows e 'free
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| For arbeid på spiret te' Domen — i rette tid»
| For work on sprouted tea 'Domen - at the right time »
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| Skal tru om den kongen angra seg?
| Should believe if that king repents?
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| Olav rodde heim av all si makt
| Olav rowed home with all his might
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| Han måtte til Blæster sjå
| He had to go to Blæster
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| Forutan ein knapp var spiret lagt
| In addition to a button, the spire was laid
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| Han var nesten ferdig med det
| He was almost done with it
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| Skal tru om den kongen angra seg?
| Should believe if that king repents?
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| Kong Olav den heilage ropa ut:
| King Olav the Holy exclaims:
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| «Blæster korr flink du e'»
| «Blows corr nice you e '»
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| Straks jotnen høyrde namnet sitt
| As soon as the jotnen heard his name
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| Han døydde og ramla ned
| He died and fell down
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| Skal tru om den kongen fryda seg? | Should believe if that king rejoices? |