| Herr Sinklar drog over salten hav,
| Mr. Sinklar crossed the salt sea,
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| til Norge hans kurs monne stande;
| to Norway his course monne stands;
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| blant Gudbrands klipper han fant sin grav,
| among Gudbrand's rocks he found his grave,
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| der vanked så blodig en pande.
| there was a bloody forehead.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
| - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath
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| Ved Romsdals kyster han styred i land,
| At the shores of Romsdal he steered ashore,
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| erklærete sig for en fjende;
| declared himself an enemy;
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| hannem fulgte efter fjortenhundrede mand
| hannem followed by fourteen hundred men
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| som alle havde vondt i sinde.
| which all had pain in mind.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
| - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath
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| De skændte og brændte, hvor de kom frem,
| They quarreled and burned where they came from,
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| all folkeret monne de krænke,
| all international law may be violated,
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| oldingens avmagt rørte ei dem,
| the power of old age did not touch them,
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| de spotted den grædende enke.
| they spotted the weeping widow.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
| - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath
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| Soldaten er ude på Kongens Tog,
| The soldier is out on the King's Train,
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| Vi selv må Landet forsvare;
| We ourselves must defend the Land;
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| Forbandet være det niddingsdrog
| Cursed be the nidding drug
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| Som nu sit Blod vil spare.
| Who now his Blood will save.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
| - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath
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| De bønder af Våge, Lesje og Lom
| The farmers of Våge, Lesje and Lom
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| med skarpe økser på nakke,
| with sharp axes on neck,
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| i Bredebøjg tilsammen kom
| in Bredebøjg together came
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| med skotten så ville de snakke.
| with the Scots they would talk.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
| - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath
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| Tæt under lide der løber en Sti
| Close below like running a Path
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| som man monne Kringen kalde,
| as one might call Kringen,
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| Lågen skynder sig der forbi,
| The gate hurries past,
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| i den skal fienden falde.
| in it the enemy must fall.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
| - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath
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| Med døde kropper blev Kringen strødd,
| With dead bodies, Kringen was strewn,
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| de ravner fikk nok at æde;
| the ravens got enough to eat;
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| det ungdoms blod, som her udflød,
| the blood of the youth that flowed out here,
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| de skotske piger begræde.
| the scottish girls mourn.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede
| - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath
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| End kneiser en Støtte på samme Sted,
| Than kneels a Support in the same Place,
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| som Norges Uvenner monne true.
| som Norges Uvenner monne true.
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| Ve hver en Nordmand, som ei bliver hed,
| Woe to every Norwegian who does not become hot,
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| så tidt hans Øjne den skue.
| so often his eyes that sight.
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| — Vel opp før dag, de kommer vel over den hede | - Well up before day, they will probably come over the heath |