{"id":98205,"date":"2018-03-09T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T22:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/?p=98205"},"modified":"2019-03-13T00:49:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T07:49:54","slug":"20180309-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/oldnewthing\/20180309-01\/?p=98205","title":{"rendered":"Torsken har ankommet"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can fake my way through a Norwegian newspaper, but this goes by too fast for me to follow at normal speed. I have to pause each subtitle to give me time to read it. <\/p>\n

Last year, to introduce the redesigned 100- and 200-krone banknotes, the central bank of Norway recreated the 1980 musical comedy sketch Torsken kommer<\/i><\/a> (“The cod is coming”) with some of the original cast members and adding a cameo from the governor of the central bank of Norway. <\/p>\n

Why cod? Because a cod fish is featured on the new 200-krone note, worth roughly US$25 or €21. <\/p>\n

Come for the funny accent, stay for the rap at 1:20 that covers the anti-counterfeiting features of the new notes. <\/p>\n

Here’s my attempt at a translation. I did not try to capture the rhymes. The first verse is taken from the original song<\/a>, and the “The cod is our friend” verse is adapted from the original. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
[man on dock]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsken kommer!<\/i><\/td>\nThe cod is coming!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[man fishing]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsken kommer!<\/i><\/td>\nThe cod is coming!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[governor of central bank of Norway]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsken kommer nå!<\/i><\/td>\nThe cod is coming now!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[fishermen singing]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Se torsken!<\/i><\/td>\nSee the cod!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Se torsken!<\/i><\/td>\nSee the cod!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Se torsken!<\/i><\/td>\nSee the cod!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
En feit og fin og norsk en,<\/i><\/td>\nA fat and fine and Norwegian one,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en norsk en,<\/i><\/td>\na Norwegian one,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en norsk en.<\/i><\/td>\na Norwegian one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsken kommer nå.<\/i><\/td>\nThe cod is coming now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uten den kan verden ei bestå.<\/i><\/td>\nWithout it, the world cannot exist.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Det fins ei en eneste fisk<\/i><\/td>\nThere is not a single fish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
som er bedre enn torsken faktisk.<\/i><\/td>\nthat is better than the cod actually.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Det er da sant og visst.<\/i><\/td>\nThat’s true and correct.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsken fersk og frisk<\/i><\/td>\nThe cod fresh and healthy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
er jo Norges nasjonale fisk.<\/i><\/td>\nis Norway’s national fish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og kundene venter på land.<\/i><\/td>\nAnd the customers are waiting on land.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vi selger så mye vi kan.<\/i><\/td>\nWe’re selling as much as we can.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Særlig Johan!<\/i><\/td>\nEspecially Johan!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
En forsker som forsker på torsker<\/i><\/td>\nA researcher who researches cod,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fant nemlig på å lage<\/i><\/td>\nfound out how to make<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blå sedler fra havet.<\/i><\/td>\nblue banknotes from the sea.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Så nå kan millioner<\/i><\/td>\nSo now millions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
av norske personer<\/i><\/td>\nof Norwegian people can<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
få lønn i torske kroner.<\/i><\/td>\nget paid in cod kroner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ja, blå torske kroner.<\/i><\/td>\nYes, blue cod kroner.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[oh no, here comes the rap]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Til venstre på seddelen skjer det spennende ting:<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
On the left of the banknotes, there are exciting things<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Der har vi laget et rektangel, en slags flytende ring.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There we’ve put a rectangle, a kind of floating ring.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Den er norsk, det er torsk, ikke hyse og sild<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is Norwegian, it is cod, not haddock or herring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
og hvis du vipper litt på seddelen syns et fargespill.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
And if you tilt the banknote, there’s a color game.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Å forfalske denne seddelen, det blir litt naivt<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Counterfeiting this banknote is a bit naïve,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
for overallt så har vi trikket ting med mikroskrift.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
for everywhere we have printed things with microprint.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vi har et kobbertrykkt som du can ta og føle på,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
we have a copper strip that you can touch and feel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og den gjennomgående streken er en sikkerhetstråd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
And the line that goes through is a security thread.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og selve vannmerke-tankegangen er litt kul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
And the watermark-thing is itself a little cool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
For hvis du holder den mot lyset syns en lundefugl.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
For if you hold it to the light, a puffin appears.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og til høyre er an ankerkjetting, saken er grei<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
And on the right is an anchor chain, that’s for sure.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
når du vipper på den ser du den beveger på seg.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When you tilt it you see it move.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thorbjørn Egner hade rett: «en lofottorsk jeg er<\/a>»<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thorbjørn Egner<\/a> was right: “I am a Lofoten<\/a> cod.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Løp til fiskebanken, slik kan du blir millionær.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Run to the fish bank, so you can become a millionaire.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ja, bare sjekk 200-lappen, den er skikkelig rå.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yes, just check the 200-note, it’s really raw.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og hvis du drar den mellom tenna spiller’n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
And if you drag it between your teeth it plays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
torsken kommer torsken kommer torsken kommer nå.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The cod is coming the cod is coming the cod is coming now.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[okay, back to the singing]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsken er vår venn.<\/td>\nThe cod is our friend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og nå er’n plutselig verdt 200 spenn.<\/td>\nAnd now it’s suddenly worth 200 big ones.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og bruker du pengene opp<\/td>\nAnd if you use up the money<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Så trykker vi fler uten stopp.<\/td>\nWe’ll print more nonstop.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allt er på topp.<\/td>\nEverything is tops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ja, heisann og hopp.<\/td>\nHey there, and hop.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[bartender pours Möller’s Tran<\/a> (cod liver oil) into shot glass.]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[man spins combination lock dials]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
to, tre, fem, syv.<\/td>\nTwo, three, five, seven.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[singing resumes]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Og torsken,<\/td>\nAnd the cod,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ja torsken,<\/td>\nyes the cod,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ja torsken.<\/td>\nyes the cod.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
er stadig vekk en norsk en,<\/td>\nIs still a Norwegian one,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en ekte og norsk en.<\/td>\na real and Norwegian one.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Men nå kommer’n fra banken,<\/td>\nBut now it comes from the bank,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fra banken,<\/td>\nfrom the bank,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fra banken.<\/td>\nfrom the bank.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Så fin som bare fanken,<\/td>\nSo nice as heck,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
som fanken,<\/td>\nas heck,<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
som fanken.<\/td>\nas heck.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torsken kommer nå!<\/td>\nThe cod is coming now!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ny 100- og 200-kroneseddel fra 30. mai 2017.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New 100- and 200-krone banknotes starting 30 May 2017.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nyesedler.no<\/i><\/td>\nnew banknotes.no<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Bonus chatter<\/b>: Ten years ago, I was in Lisbon waiting at a tram stop, when I saw a retired couple approaching. From a distance, it sounded like they were speaking Swedish, so when they reached the platform and the man started to study the posted schedule, I told him in Swedish that the next tram came in five minutes. <\/p>\n

Turns out that the couple was Norwegian, but Norwegian and Swedish are for the most part mutually intelligible,¹ so we were able to converse in our respective languages and be understood by the other. <\/p>\n

The woman’s only contribution to the conversation was repeatedly asking me in disbelief, “Du snakker svensk?<\/span>” (“You speak Swedish?”) <\/p>\n

¹ The sentence “Du snakker svensk?<\/span>” is an example of how the languages are different yet are mutually intelligible. The corresponding Swedish verb snackar<\/i> means “chat” rather than “speak”, but it’s clear what the woman is asking. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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