| Phrase |
Pronunciation |
English |
| Sankthansaften |
sahnkt-hahns-ahf-tehn |
Midsummer (St. John's Eve) |
| Sankthans er en av de største
og mest populære fester om sommeren. |
sahnkt-hahns aer ehn ahv dee
stuhrs-teh oh mehst poo-pew-laer-eh fehst-ehr ohmm sohm-mehr-ehn |
Midsummer is one of the largest
and most popular celebrations in the summer. |
| Historisk er sankthans knyttet
til to tradisjoner: døperen Johannes og sommersolverv. |
hees-toor-eesk aer sahnkt-hahns
kneet-teht teell too trah-dee-shoo-nehr duh-pehr-ehn joo-hahn-nehs
oh sohm-mehr-sool-vaerv |
Historically Midsummer is tied
to two traditions: John the Baptist and summer solstice. |
| Bål, hyggelig samvær,
kvelds-stemning og tradisjon er viktige elementer. |
bohl heeg-geh-lee sahm-vaer
kvehlls-stehm-ning oh trah-dee-shoon aer veek-tee-eh ehl-eh-mehn-tehr |
Bonfire, togetherness, evening
mood, and tradition are important elements. |
| La oss ta en tur på fjorden. |
lah ohss tah ehn toor poh fyoor-ehn |
Let us take a trip on the fjord. |
| Vi har en liten motorbåt. |
vee hahr ehn lee-tehn moh-toor-boht |
We have a small motorboat. |
| Vi tar med oss mat, kanskje
en gitar eller et trekkspill. |
vee tahr meh ohss maht kahn-sheh
ehn gee-tahr ehl-lehr ehtt trehk-speell |
We take along food, perhaps
a guitar or an accordion. |
| Langs kysten ser vi små
grupper med folk som sanker kvister og grener til bål. |
lahngs kjees-tehn sehr vee
smoh groop-pehr meh fohlk sohmm sahn-kehr kvees-tehr oh
greh-nehr teell bohl |
Along the coast we see small
groups of people who are gathering twigs and branghes
to make a bonfire. |
| Etter en stund blir bålene
tent, og folk koser seg med god mat, gode historier, sang
- og dans. |
eht-tehr ehn stoonn bleer bohl-eh-neh
tehnnt oh fohlk koo-sehr sai meh goo maht goo-eh hees-too-ree-ehr
sahng oh dahns |
After a while, the bonfires
are lit, and people sit down to enjoy good food, good
stories, singing--and dancing. |
| Musikk og glad latter høres
overalt. |
moo-seekk oh glah laht-ehr
huh-rehs oh-vehr-ahlt |
Music and happy laughter sound
from everywhere. |
| Ved midnattstider er det fremdeles
lyst, selv i Sør-Norge. |
veh meed-nahts-tee-dehr aer
deh frehm-deh-lehs leest sehll ee suhr- nohr-geh |
At midnight, it is still light,
even in Southern Norway. |
| Mange fortsetter festlighetene
til tidlig morgen. |
mahng-eh fohrt-seht-tehr fehst-
lee-heht-ehn-neh teell tee-lee mohr-ehn |
Many continue the festivities
until early morning. |
| Hvordan feires midtsommer der
du bor? |
voor-dahn fai-rehs meett-sohm-
mehr daer doo boor |
How is midsummer celebrated
where you live? |
