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Current version | Exact translation |
| Hurra for deg som fyller ditt år! | Hurrah for you, who's birthday it is! |
| Ja, deg vil vi gratulere! | Yes, you we will congratulate! |
| Alle i ring omkring deg vi står | Everyone in ring around you we stand |
| og se, nå vil vi marsjere, | And look, now we want to march, |
| bukke, nikke, neie, snu oss omkring, | Bend, bow, nod, we turn around, |
| danse for deg med hopp og sprett og spring, | Dance for you with jump and bounce and skip, |
| Ønske deg av hjertet alle gode ting! | Wish you from our heart every good thing! |
| Og si meg så hva vil du mere - Gratulerer! | And tell me now, what more do you want - Congratulations! |
| Høyt våre flagg vi svinger, Hurra! | High our flags wave, Hurrah! |
| Ja nå vil vi riktig feste! | Yes now we want to really party! |
| Dagen er din, og dagen er bra, | The day is yours, and the day is good, |
| men du er den aller beste! | But you are the very best one! |
| Se deg om i ringen hvem du vil ta! | Look at the ring who you want to take! |
| dans en liten dans med den du helst vil ha! | Dance a little dance with the one you want to have! |
| Vi vil alle sammen svinge oss så glad. | We all want to swing with you so glad. |
| Og en av oss skal bli den neste - til å feste.. | And one of us shall be the next - to party. |
Original version | Singable translation |
| Hurra for dig som fylder dit aar! | Hurrah for you, who's birthday it is! |
| Ja dig vil vi gratulere! | We're here with our 'gratulations! |
| Alle i ring omkring dig vi staar | Everybody here are happy with bliss; |
| og se, nu vil vi marsjere, | Ready for celebrations! |
| bukke, nikke, neie, snu os omkring, | Bend, bow, nod, turn around in the ring; |
| danse for dig med hop og spret og spring, | Dancing for you: We jump, laugh and sing! |
| Ønske dig av hjertet alle gode ting! | Wishing you the very best of every thing! |
| Sig mig saa, hvad vil du mer! | Fulfilling all your expectations - Congratulations! |
| Høit vore flag vi svinger. Hurra! | We wave our little flags arund in the air |
| Ja, nu vil vi rigtig feste! | To show you how glad we are! |
| Dagen er din, og dagen er bra, | This day is yours: This day is so fair, |
| men du er den allerbedste! | And you are the best by far! |
| Se dig om i ringen, hvem du vil ta! | Look all around. Take the one you want! |
| dans en liten dans med den du helst vil ha! | Dance a little dance. Go ahead and flaunt! |
| Vi vil allesammen svinge os saa glad; | We all want to dance. None of us will daunt! |
| En av os skal bli den næste | And one of us will be the next one - to have a party... |