Paroles et traduction Helge Borglund - På Sætren Under Øde Fjell

På Sætren Under Øde Fjell

På sætren under øde fjell, der satt en moder sent en kveld
Hun melket kyrne men de små gikk sultne uten mat å få.
Et barn i fjøset kommer inn, en tåre randt på barnets kinn.
Hun sulten var, hun sakte ba: Å kjære moder gi meg mat.
Men moderen svarte henne så: Så pakk deg bort i fra meg gå,
Ditt gny og gnål jeg tåler ei, så kom deg ut å gå din vei.
Og barnet ut av fjøset gikk, til aftensmat fikk tåredrikk.
Hun ville til sin fader gå, for trøst hos ham i nøden få.
Vår Fader med sitt øye ser hva nede her på jorden skjer,
Han sendte sine engler ned, tok den forlatte hjem i fred.
Når du i vrede farer frem, ditt hus bli onde ånders hjem.
Selv de livsglade kjære små de synes som fortrollet gå.

On the Mountain Pastures Beneath the Mountain

Up in the pastures, beneath the barren mountain, a mother was sitting late one night
She milked the cows, but the little ones went hungry with no food to get.
A child enters from the barn, a tear running down her tiny cheek.
She was hungry and quietly asked, "Dear mother, give me food."
But the mother answered her thus: "Be off with you, begone from me,
I can't stand your whining and crying, be on your way and live your life."
And the child left the barn and went without her food in the evening.
She wanted to go to her father, to find solace in him in her time of need.
Our Father with his watchful eye sees what happens here on earth,
He sends down his angels to take her home and restore the lost.
When you act in anger, your house becomes a home for evil spirits.
Even those who are dear to you, like your children, seem to be under a spell.