Composer's Note
The hymn Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My heart always lingers) is one of the most popular Scandinavian hymns. In this arrangement I include elements from the yoik tradition, a Northern Sámi translation of the first verse (bars 38–53) and the last verse in Norwegian language (bar 55–71). The original lyrics were written in Danish by Hans Adolph Brorson in 1732. The yoik elements include the use of so-called yoik syllables (syllables with no meaning) as well as a yoik inspired melody in the opening bars (bars 1–18). The yoik melody is then reused in several places. The piano part could be performed as written or more freely, using the chord symbols as a guide. It is also possible to perform this arrangement a cappella, omitting the section indicated in bars 53–54. The following can be used as a guide to pronunciation for the yoik syllables:


a – as in ‘far’
o – as in ‘on’
j – as in ‘yes’


Frode Fjellheim - 2017