Eg heitar Haavard Hedde

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