What is this Norwegian children's song about waffle irons?

September 18, 2020 2:01 PM

When I was a kid, I knew a Norwegian girl who shared a song her mother sang to her. The only bit I remember is a part about a heart being like a waffle iron. She explained that the Norwegian words for "heart" and "waffle iron" sound similar. Any ideas what this is?
posted by easy, lucky, free to Writing & Language (6 answers total)

In Norwegian, the words appear to be "hjerte" for heart and "vafflejern" for waffle iron, so they do sound similar! I don't know the song, but maybe that'll help someone else find it!
posted by limeonaire at 4:20 PM on September 18, 2020 [1 favorite]

Is it really the words that are similar? Traditional Norwegian waffles are literally made of hearts.
posted by range at 9:25 PM on September 18, 2020 [3 favorites]

Vafflehjerte would mean waffle heart, so the song could have used that phrase?

My Norwegian partner can't remember a song like this but agrees that range is probably right here about the shape.
posted by knapah at 1:33 AM on September 19, 2020 [1 favorite]

There was a 2011 Norwegian tv show for kids called Vafflehjarte It definitely features waffles, maybe the theme song from the show?
posted by multivalent at 3:55 AM on September 19, 2020

My Norwegian friend suggests this

I do not know what it means, of course.
posted by gaspode at 10:33 AM on September 19, 2020

Response by poster: This would have been between 1999 and 2002, and the song was one that her mother knew. She was specific about it containing a line about "a heart is like a waffle iron".

Thanks for the suggestions so far!
posted by easy, lucky, free at 7:08 PM on September 19, 2020