Eg heiter Håvard Hedde, og er so ven ein kar. No vil eg burt og gifta meg og rydja meg ein gard. Eg bur upp under fjell, og gjenta hev eg lova. Eg svik ho inkje hell!
Garden han er liten, men skogen han er god. Der heve eg tvo furor, og dei skal stå i ro. Eg bur upp under fjell, og gjenta hev eg lova. Eg svik ho inkje hell!
Når borni dei vert mange, og skuldi aukar på. So høgg eg ned den eine, den andre ho lyt stå. Eg bur upp under fjell, og gjenta hev eg lova. Eg svik ho inkje hell! ___________________________________________
My name us Haavard Hedde And am so handsome a guy Now I want to go and get married And clear a place for a farm
I live up-under mountains And the girl I have pledged myself to I didn't let her down either
My name is Haavard Hedde And live up-under peak Now I want to go and get married
I live below mountains And the girl I have pledged myself to I didn't let her down either
Yes, the farm it is small But the forest, it is good There I have two pines And they shall stand in peace
When the children become many and I owe more and more money Then I chop one down The second can be for now
But when we become old and each shall have it's own Then I chop the second down And the forest is gone