Nora Brockstedt - Julekveldsvisa - translation of the lyrics into English

Lyrics and translation Nora Brockstedt - Julekveldsvisa




Julekveldsvisa
Christmas Eve Song
har vi vaska golve
Now we have washed the floor
å vi har børi ved
And we have fetched firewood
vi har satt opp fugleband og vi har pyntet tre
Now we have put up bird feeders and we have decorated the tree
sett vi oss å kviler og puster ei stund
Now we sit down to rest and relax for a while
I mens je vugger vogga bror din får en blund
While I rock the cradle so your brother can get some sleep
Dra krakken borttat glaset sett vi oss å ser
Pull the stool over to the window and let us sit and look
å prøver å finne leie der julestjerna er
And try to find the nativity star
Det blankeste av alle hu er klar å stor
The brightest of all, she is so clear and large
Du er a over taket der a jordmor matja bor
You are over the roof where the midwife Matja lives
Hu er snill den stjerna
She is so kind, that star
Hu blunker kæn du sjå
She blinks, can you see
å skal je fortelja og du skal høyre
And now I will tell you and you shall listen
Den fyste gong hu skinte laga hu ei bru
The first time she shone she made a bridge
I millas sei og himmlen og ei krybbe ei ku
In the middle of the earth and heaven and a manger on a cow
I krybba en liten gutt
In the manger lay a little boy
fresk rein og god
So fresh, so clean and good
å mor har streiv å stellt han
And mother was busy taking care of him
å far han sto å lo
And his father stood and laughed
å gjeter gutten deromkring
And the shepherds around
Dom kute til å frå
They came to ask
å bar med seg små lamunger guten skul sjå
And brought little lambs with them so the boy could see
Å tellogmed tre hvise menn dom rei i flere dar
And besides this, three wise men traveled for many days
Og ingen visste vægen og itte hend det var
And no one knew the way and did not know where it was
Men stjerna sto å blunket himmelvælven blå
But the star stood and twinkled in the firmament
ingen tardom gikk bort seg og alle fekk sjå
So none went astray and all got to see
Ja det var fyste gongen som julestjerna brant
Yes, that was the first time that the Christmas star burned
Men se a har a brønni i alle verdens land
But behold she has burned in all the lands of the world
å sånn og som hend er stjerna like stor
And so, as it was, the star is just as large
Du ser a over taket der jordmor matja bor
You see her over the roof where the midwife Matja lives





Writer(s): Alf Prøysen, Arnljot Höyland


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