The flag map shows the area in the United States where there is a majority of Norwegian ancestry or 20% Norwegian ancestry. My channel is dedicated to anthems, hymns and patriotic songs, here is the link to our discord server: / discord
Fun fact: This was a satirical song written after it was discovered that Oleana, a Norwegian settlement in Pennsylvania founded by Ole Bull, failed and all its Norwegian settlers left. It is basically making fun of Ole Bull's promise that Norwegians would have a great life there, when in reality it was a complete disaster.
@@hakonboy7704 Hvor i utale er det dårlig? Han snakker som det var på 1800 tallet. Nesten som det er da sangen ble laget Den eneste som snakker gebrokkent norsk her “e jo du då”
@Bryce Plummer It's to contrast with Norway, which at this time was experiencing a massive exodus to the Americas just because its agricultural production couldn't sustain its population
to anyone wondering the map is just the north of the us. the east you can see the borders of the great lakes and canada and the weird jutting out bit of Minnesota
@Ouro Boros Actually, Norway had unified at the time so it very much existed. The settlement popped up in circa 1000 AD whilst Norway had become existent in the late 800's.
Norwegian native here, neither did i, there was some mentioning of Ole Bull when i went to school, but the teachers didnt like to talk too much of it lmao
As a native norwegian, i dont remember the lyrics, but something stuck to me in the melody, and when the i got to the lyrics "alle fugler små de er", the pieces got together and i remembered it, as that verse is pretty much universaly known here. Every norwegian i know, knows that song.
@@stella_s Is it the same melody as that verse? If so that would be really cool cause we all know the same song, even though we're in different countries
@@latewizard301 Alle fugler små de er, skyter vi med luftgevær. Hvis de ikke faller ned, kommer vi med rpg Hvis de gjemmer seg bak en sky, kommer vi med bombefly. Alle fugler små de er, skyter vi med luftgevær. I remember those lyrics much better than the original lyrics XD
interesting to hear how different the dialect of norwegian is in this song. it almost kind of sounds like they ironically use less english loanwords than modern bokmål. kinda sad you don't hear the languages of our European ancestors in America anymore, I'm the only person in my family who still speaks norwegian and I had to learn it on my own as a second language. anyways, cheers from a Scandinavian-American in the Midwestern USA.
Be the change you want to see in the world! Be creative and push language on your family. You can be more of an influence than you think. Even a few words and phrases are seeds of change.
It's nice to see that Norwegian-Americans and Norwegians get along. I grew up in Minnesota, and I remember several Norwegian and Swedish people either able to speak the language or learning it, and they were more in touch with the culture/food, visiting the country, etc. and also being humble about the differences that have developed over the past 200 years. Italians and Irish Americans could probably learn from them how to accept being an American while also being in touch with their culture. There are German-American communities that still speak German (with a heavy American accent), but I wish my mom taught me German. She just kind of handed me some books when I was like 4 then gave up.
Curiously enough, back at basic training at Ft. Lewis, WA, in 1971 the drill sergeants sang a variation of this as a cadence call. Very different verses, though. The only verse I remember is "We will raise a family now, ole oleanna, three platoons of infantry, now ole oleanna..."
"when she gets mad, she beats herself I can tell you" As someone married to a woman of Norwegian heritage, I can tell you this line is clearly satirical. Uff da!
I believe it is actually just a Norwegian folk song. The song makes fun of Ole Bull who wanted to create a perfect society in America. It's why the lyrics have such ridiculous shit about people getting so much without doing anything. However as far as I can find the song was written by a Norwegian in Norway.
Dont know why but i feel like this song has a pretty sad backstory to it, it just has a bittersweet atmosphere and a blend of a calming and depressing emotion, its like surviving a catastrophic event but losing alot of good people
I have a recording of this by the Gateway Singers, a fine San Francisco folk quartet in the 1960's. It's in English. Ole Bull according to the notes was a famous violinist who dreamed of starting a colony in Pensylvania, bought the land, but it fizzled. It's a very fun song for groups to sing because the chorus is simple.
Eu sou um jovem brasileiro de 14 anos, mas isso não me impede de pesquisar músicas folclóricas antigas. Eu me sinto norueguês depois de ouvir isso. Viva a nação de Norge!
Ive never felt so seen, My entire family is from norway and ive lived my entire life in this area of the country, hell this rendition of the song was recorded in my home town
There are a quite of mixture of many other Germanic immigrants that make up the largest Germanic Diaspora besides Norwegian on the map that are being shows
@@Sleep.Paralysis.Nerenj2021 Finns are not Scandinavian they are Nordic. Scandinavia is Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Nordic is Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland, Faroe Island.
@@ultimatebros923 no One cares you are American you don’t need to call yourself that allow me to assume you didn’t grow up with any Norwegian traditions or food in your life please visit Norway and get laughed at 😂😂😂😂
Most Chinese who learn Norwegian work in the oil industry or fish trade, I knew a couple when I was in college. Not sure how they ended up since Norway and China had a trade war in 2011-2018.
@@luxborealis Haha I see. I'm not too interested in working in the oil industry or fish trade, though. I guess I'm just gonna learn it because I like it so much.
I like to think that the Singer first intended to sing the song in English but after the first few lines he was like "Damn this shit is too hard *Sings the rest of the song in Norwegian* "
This uploader has butchered the uncredited original recording from Lillebjørn Nilsen, cutting it from 5min to 3. Nilsen provides English commentary in the original track, I recommend you check ut out. There's also a few lovely cover versions by Pete Seeger.
I can see why, but the Norwegian's have completely different accents. While not entirely it's sorta like saying British And Irish people have the same accent.
@@ImperiumRomanum476 You say "but the Norwegian's have completely different accents", but that is only in English, Norwegians can pronounce Irish words better than most others because of the similarities in language pronunciation. If you listen to Irish next to Norwegian it sounds like, one is the reverse of the other.
@Sigvald Nielsen Because danish is impossible to understand, it just is, meanwhile since i come from the north of sweden i pick up a lot of finnish words.
The flag looks like America is a Norwegian colony, very cool like in a alternate reality since, some Nordic countries gone to the Americas since medieval times with Leif Eriksonn.
It's interesting to hear this type of a Norwegian dialect, I swear that they even sound Irish like if the Irish are speaking Norwegian. Very unique indeed
Irish had influence from Vikings. Maybe some kind of connection there regarding the accent. I personally don't see it but seeing as many are claiming it, then that might be the connection. But listen to a Norwegian speaking English they won't sound Irish at all.
@@danielk3919 Actually that's not true. I have heard, or rather seen, people claim we sound irish (or northern depending on source) when we speak english as well, mostly the people with a bit heavier accent though.
I remember learning this song in grade school when we were being taught American folk songs. Funny to find out much later in my life that it is a satirical song about a failed Pennsylvania settlement.
Me too. I sang it in third or fourth grade, but had no idea what it was about. The phrase "chains of slavery" made an impression on me-- I thought it was a boast for a Pennsylvania town that helped the Unionist cause, breaking "the chains of slavery" in the US South.
It was one, but most Norwegian settlements were actually quite successful, some even mostly or only Norwegian speaking with poor English literacy among the inhabitants. A famous Norwegian (in America, not really in Norway) Thorstein Veblen grew up only speaking Norwegian until the age of 5 despite being born in America. According to Stanford historian George M. Fredrickson (1959), the "Norwegian society" that Veblen lived in (Minnesota) was so "isolated" that when he left it "he was, in a sense, emigrating to America."
@@captainrex5947 Interesting, you'd think it would be more known the farther north you go. Idk what to say man. Maybe someone from the north shore has heard of it? I've been to Duluth, and I've seen stores there with signs in Norwegian.
Lmao I hope you don't actually believe that because the great migration period was universal to all Nordic countries. This happened in Sweden too (Minnesota and the whole Midwest has a shit ton of Swedish heritage) the migration happened because of very harsh restrictions on freedom of religion as well as bad harvests and periods of starvation. And the Swedes and Danes didn't enslave or subjugate Norwegian people, that's ridiculous, the Norwegians were a part of these countries through personal unions.
Lillebjorn Nilsen is a successful professional, written up in Wikipedia. He was an admirer and friend of Pete Seeger, who did a well-known English version of Oleanna.
Makes me think of St. Olaf. Rose Nylund would understand RIP. Aside from Minnesota, Wisconsin, The Dakotas, Iowa, and Montana, what other states does this cover? Kinda hard to tell without a whole US map
I remember going to Virginia Beach and seeing a Norwegian Lady statue that was erected to commemorate the tragic loss of the Norwegian ship the "Dictator"
this explains so much...I live in washington state, and every time I see someone online who's from Norway im like "They just look american (yes i understand the irony in this statement)? I dont see any defining features??" BUT ITS JUST BECAUSE MY AREA HAS A HIGH SCANDINAVIAN POPULATION. well, that and slavic, i guess.
Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, Oleanna Oh, to be in Oleanna , that's where I'd like to be , Than be bound in Norway and drag thee chains of slavery . Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, Oleanna Og lettsteke griser, de løper om så flinke og førespor seg høflig om nogen vil ha skinke . Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, Oleanna Og lasken, så lystig, den løper om i bekke og hopper oppi gryta og sier "Du skal dekke!" Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna Ole, ole, ole, ole, ole, Oleanna Og der er et bayerøl som bare Yettborg kam brygge det flyter om i bekkene til fattigmanens hygge Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna, Ole, Oleanna Du går i finne kleder , kled med sølverknapper , og røyker av merskum som konna si stapper . Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna, Ole, Oleanna Men kyerringa må base, og straye og stelle og blir hun sint så slår hun seg sjølv , kan jeg fortelle! Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna Ole, Oleanna, Ole, Oleanna Pål sinne høner på haugenes slette høres da så lett over haugenes klang Pål kunne vel på hønna fornmenne reven var ute med rumpa så lang
