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Wikipedia article


"'Oro jaska, beana'" is a song by Norwegian group The BlackSheeps. It won both the Norwegian MGP jr contest in September 2008 and went on to win MGP Nordic 2008, beating songs from Denmark, Sweden and Finland.

The song reached #1 in the official Norwegian charts.

Lyrics and topic



"Oro jaska, beana" is sung mainly in Norwegian, but has some phrases in Sami. The phrase 'Oro jaska' is Sami for 'be quiet' or 'shut up'. The song is about a dog with health issues who later dies from excess blood pressure.

Awards



The track won The BlackSheeps a Spellemann award (Norwegian "Grammy") in the category "rets lt" ("Song of the year") at Spellemannprisen 2008.

Notes and references



Category:2008 songs

Category:Norwegian songs

Category:Norwegian-language songs

Category:Smi-language songs

Category:Song articles with missing songwriters

Category:Number-one singles in Norway


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