Paroles et traduction Stig Rossen - Den Hellige Stad (Jerusalem)

Den Hellige Stad (Jerusalem)

I nat ved midtnatstide
Mig selv i drøm jeg så
I Davidsstad Jerusalem
Ved tempeltrappen stå
Den glade barneskare drog op med jubelsang
Og svar af englerøster fra høje himle klang
Og svar af englerøster fra høje himle klang

Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Oplad du porten glad
Hosianna i det høje
Hosianna i Davidsstad

Og drømmen skifted' alt blev tyst
Slet ingen klokker klang
Stum blev i hele staden den glade barnesang
Bag mulm og nat var solen gemt
Så koldt det blev ved gry
Over bjerget som en skygge steg det sorte kors mod sky
Over bjerget som en skygge steg det sorte kors mod sky

Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Hør himlens englehær
Hosianna i det høje
Hosianna din drot er nær

Og atter skifted' synet brat
Den nye jord jeg så
Guds egen stad på bjerget ved søen blank og blå
Alt stråled' i Guds klare dag, vidtåben porten stod
Her sjæl der kom, om nok så arm, tog kongen selv imod
Der var ej sol, ej måne mer og ingen stjerner små
Det var det ny Jerusalem som aldrig skal forgå
Det var det ny Jerusalem som aldrig skal forgå

Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Glem hvad du bittert led
Hosianna i det høje
Hosianna i evighed
Hosianna i det høje
Hosianna i evighed

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The Holy City (Jerusalem)

This night at midnight hour
I found myself in a dream
In the city of David, Jerusalem
By the temple steps to stand
A happy throng of children came with songs of joy
And answers from the angel voices from high in heaven rang
And answers from the angel voices from high in heaven rang

Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Open wide your happy gate
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna in the city of David

And all at once the dream, it changed, it grew completely still
No more the bells did ring
Silent in the sleeping city, the children's voices sing
Behind a veil of mist and gloom, the sun unseen, it stayed
How cold it grew at break of dawn
Over the mountain, like a shadow, a blackened cross arose against the sky
Over the mountain, like a shadow, a blackened cross arose against the sky

Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Hear the angels in the sky
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna your king is near

And once again the vision changed so suddenly and fast
The new earth I did see
God's own city on the mountain, by the lake, so blue, and vast
All radiant in God's own light, the open gate did stand
Here souls who came, however poor, the King himself received
There was no more sun or moon or any stars at all
It was the new Jerusalem, which never shall fall
It was the new Jerusalem, which never shall fall

Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Forget your bitter past
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna ever more
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna ever more

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