Kirsten Br ten Berg Very nice article on Kirsten Br ten Berg You observed PS As it seems you re Norwegian hope I m correct I wonder if you might have a few moments to listen to and write down or immediately recogniz se and steer me toward an approximate translation of a Norwegian folksong It s Heiemo og Nykkjen Heiemo and the Water Sprite sung by Kirsten Br ten Berg this link being to the beginnings of an article I had on my PC and have now uploaded If this in any way tricky worry not I m just being opportunistic Much to my chagrin and dismay I m only Norwegian by heritage half Norwegian at that My paternal family left Norway in 1868 I do translate some Norwegian German French a small bit of Spanish even a very little Russian on occassion more Norwegian than other languages since I m working on improving my Norwegian But my ability to read far outstrips my listening comprehension Fortunately I do know several Wiki Norwegians and given their general Wiki behavior it pleases me greatly to be mistaken for one of them I ll ask around for an assist Sk l Williamborg Bill Glad such a mistake is so pleasing and grateful for your contacting not only has he responded but David I have just talket to Kirsten yes Kirsten Br ten Berg She was in Stavanger and busy but said she would send me the text to Heiemo and the Water Sprite when she gets back tomorrow How s that for a result Ever the opportunist I ve left a few inquiries in response see Re Kirsten Br ten Berg hopefully none ask too much or are inappropriate Meanwhile I also meant to thank you for uploading Image 1668 Map of Norway JPG to the Commons I m one of those folk intrigued by maps and am looking forward to spending some more time aomng them in the Commons again Best wishes Very pleased but not surprised that this worked out so well for you Wikipedians are generally helpful and Norwegian Wikipedians seem unfailingly helpful Of course I cheated has been one of the most helpful in that past so it is no surprise that he was successful for you Never would have guessed though that he d make contact directly with Kirsten Br ten Berg so quickly Not what we came to Wikipedia for but a great fringe benefit May all your days work so well Sk l Williamborg Bill And congrats on making Admin Trust you ll still put in some time being a great editor Williamborg Bill Thanks for both re the latter adding less content to the encyclopedia was is one of my concerns as regards becoming an admin until Kirsten Br ten Berg I hadn t made a significant contribution in months I suppose though it has taken time to start those administrative division related articles which still await a final burst of concentrated attention in order to move them into the encyclopedia There s also much unfinished work on the Commons So I m trying to be wary Yours Could nt open the file Received this message Windows File Associations Windows Home Pages This file in your language is not yet available View the English version Then I was redirected to an empty site David I have just talket to Kirsten She was in Stavanger and busy but said she would send me the text to Heiemo and the Water Sprite when she gets back tomorrow Hi Frode Thanks for your recent messages especially the second I guess you mean Image Kirsten Br ten Berg accompanied Ale M ller Heiemo og Nykkjen opening verse ogg linked via the template yes If so sorry not to be able to help I m on a PC so if I try to download the file I can redirect it to Winamp successfully and or save to disk if I click on the play in browser link supplied by the template I m taken to the rudimentary JOrbisPlayer php page where the file then starts playing perhaps the problem you re experiencing is because it appears to use s Java