Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Translated Song (Have A Dream)

The Norwegian singer Jørn Hoel is known for Har En Drøm. This means Have A Dream. Here are the lyrics of the song along with my translation.

Har En Drøm

Har en drøm om å komme hjem
Dit ei fremtid ennå bor
Har en drøm om å finne frem
Over ei mørklagt jord
Snart stiger sol et sted i øst
Og i natt har ingen gitt deg svar
Men det finnes ei fattig trøst
Drømmen du alltid bar

Har en drøm om å høre til
I en hverdag taus og grå
Har en drøm om at alt æ vil
Finne en vei å gå
Snart stiger sol et sted i øst
Alt vil være som det en gang va
Men det finnes ei fattig trøst
Drømmen du alltid bar

Et døgn går forbi
Du lever på lånt og kostbar tid
Mens et hjerte slår
Og dagan går og går

Har en drøm om et ainna land
Og en lengsel øm og stor
Har en drøm som e skrift i sand
Skreven med store ord
Snart stiger sol et sted i øst
Og en verden venter kald og klar
Men det finnes ei fattig trøst
Drømmen du alltid bar

Snart stiger sol et sted i øst
Og i natt har ingen gitt deg svar
Men det finnes ei fattig trøst
Drømmen du alltid bar

Have A Dream

Have a dream of coming home
Where a future still lives
Have a dream of finding out
Over a darkened earth
Soon the sun rises somewhere in the east
And tonight no one has given you an answer
But there is poor consolation
The dream you always carried

Have a dream of belonging
In an everyday life silent and grey
Have a dream that everything I want
Finds a way to go
Soon the sun rises somewhere in the east
Everything will be as it once was
But there is poor consolation
The dream you always carried

A day goes by
You live on borrowed and valuable time
While a heart beats
And the day goes on and on

Have a dream of another land
And a longing tender and great
Have a dream that is written in sand
Written with big words
Soon the sun rises somewhere in the east
And a world awaits cold and clear
But there is poor consolation
The dream you always carried

Soon the sun rises somewhere in the east
And tonight no one has given you an answer
But there is poor consolation
The dream you always carried




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