Hartvig Kiran (3 November 1911 – 15 August 1978) was a Norwegian author, lyricist and composer.
Following the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Kiran went into exile to Great Britain from 1941 to 1945.
He was central in Visens Venner and presented Ønskediktet where people were introduced to Kiran's nynorsk version of Auld Lang Syne.
In addition to writing his own plays, he translated many works for theatre and musicals such as Hamlet and Macbeth.
[3] In 1960, he was awarded the Bastian Prize (Bastianprisen) on the basis of his translations of published works into the Norwegian language.