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Emigrantvalsen

Amerikabåten seiler ut mot fjerne land den går
På tredje dekk en emigrant så taus og ensom står
Hans lengsel alt mot hjemme drar
Til gamle mor og far

Farvel mitt gamle land, farvel min barndomsstrand
Hva enn i verden møter meg
Jeg glemmer aldri deg
Farvel min mor og far, det kjæreste jeg har
Og du min egen lille venn mon tro vi sees igjen

En fattig hytte var hans hjem men der var stille fred
Hvor mor det siste kyss han ga da bort han skulle dra
Ved hytten også står igjen
Hans egen lille venn

Farvel mitt gamle land, farvel min barndomsstrand
Hva enn i verden møter meg
Jeg glemmer aldri deg
Farvel min mor og far, det kjæreste jeg har
Og du min egen lille venn mon tro vi sees igjen

Nå ser han stripen av den kyst hvor han som barn har lekt
Den svinner nu der borte just hans blikk blir sårt og vekt
Det streifer roser i hans hånd
Det siste kjære bånd

Farvel mitt gamle land, farvel min barndomsstrand
Hva enn i verden møter meg
Jeg glemmer aldri deg
Farvel min mor og far, det kjæreste jeg har
Og du min egen lille venn mon tro vi sees igjen

Emigrant Waltz

The ship to America sails to faraway lands, she goes
On the third deck, an emigrant stands silent and alone
His longing drags him back home
To his old mother and father

Farewell my old country, farewell my childhood shore
Whatever happens to me in the world
I will never forget you
Farewell my mother and father, the dearest I have
And you my own little friend I wonder if we'll meet again

A poor cottage was his home, but there was quiet peace
Where his mother gave him the last kiss as he was to leave
Back at the cottage too, she stays
His own little friend

Farewell my old country, farewell my childhood shore
Whatever happens to me in the world
I will never forget you
Farewell my mother and father, the dearest I have
And you my own little friend I wonder if we'll meet again

Now he sees the strip of the coast where he played as a child
It is starting to disappear over there, his gaze becomes so heavy
It caresses roses in his hand
The last dear bond

Farewell my old country, farewell my childhood shore
Whatever happens to me in the world
I will never forget you
Farewell my mother and father, the dearest I have
And you my own little friend I wonder if we'll meet again