og er s vein ein kar
N vil eg bort gifta meg
og rydja meg en gard
Eg bur oppunder fjell
og jenta hev eg lova
Eg sveik ho ikkje hell
Eg heitar Haavard Hedde
Og bur oppunder nut
N vil eg bort gifta meg
Eg bur oppunder fjell
og jenta hev eg lova
Eg sveik ho ikkje hell
Ja, garden den er liten
Men skogen, den er god
Der heve eg to furer
og dei skal st i ro
Nr borna dei vert mange
og skuldi aukar p
S hugg eg ned den eine
Den andre ho lyt st
Men nr me verte gamle
og kvar skal ha til sitt
S hgg eg ned den andre
og da er skogen kvitt
(English version)
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
