Norge i red, hvitt and leaflet

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Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått ( Norway in red, white and blue ) is a Norwegian marching song .

The melody comes from the Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson , the text was written by Finn Bø in 1941 . The content of the song alludes primarily to the colors of the Norwegian flag and is clearly nationalistic. It is mainly performed on May 17th, Norway's national holiday .

The pop singer Jens Book-Jenssen recorded a "hit" in 1963 with this song.