My grandma used to sing me a norwegian lullaby – does anyone know what its called? Sorry if I say words wrong I don’t speak Norwegian.

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1. Gubben Noa – https://youtu.be/_CbTkUXelEI

   Edit: I guess you can find a better version.

2. I love this

3. As a childrens song it is a parody of the 1700s great Swedish poet Bellman drinking song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KblmZIMlVOg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KblmZIMlVOg)

   See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubben_Noak

4. Old man Noa, bit his toe, so it hurt.

5. Lyrics: Gubben Noa, beit i toa, så det gjorde vondt. Så kom doktor Brille, surra på ei fille. Gubben Noa, beit i top, så det gjorde vondt.

6. Gubba noa, beit i tåa, så det gjorde vondt.
   Så kom doktor brille, surra på ei fille.
   Gubba noa beit i tåa så det gjorde vondt.

7. I am impressed, you remembered it so well that everyone knew what song you ment!

8. My grandma used to sing this song to me too.. i miss her

9. This made me extremely happy to listen to you childhood memories.

   I actually think the sang two songs, and you mix them. The lyrics in the start are clearly Gubben Noa. But the tones later when your text i gibberish is more like Bjørnen sover.

   So I think she sang both Gubben Noa and Bjørnen sover.

10. This was so wholesome it hurts 😅👌

11. I think that is either Danish or norse from the era we were under Danish rule.

    Something, something bet i toa, så det gjorde vondt.
    Something begynte å skrike.
    Trøste lille pige.
    Something, something bet i toa, så det gjorde vondt.

    https://youtu.be/x6uTypTMHx8
    A variant of Gubben Noa

12. Its the same melody as [bjørnen sover](https://youtu.be/O7DBJtxazcE)