Текст и перевод песни Bifrost - Narredans

Narredans

Har du aldrig hørt om narren der ka' li' og blir' til grin?
Ja det er vennesælt at vælge frit at drikke vanvidsvin
Ved sin varme smelter vinen varsomt isens skarpe spejl
Vandet runder ved sit frie fald hver klippekant så stejl
Fra dit fangenskab i bjergets frysehus nu banes vej
Og du klukler løber ned ad bakken som en bæk i leg
Du strømmer let og lader livets blod med solskin blandes op
Aldrig mer' vil du igen gå op som is
I en spids på bjergets top

Solen slukkes nu og lukkes ned i nattens etui;
Langsomt lukkes livets øjne - er nu løjerne forbi?
Nej, nu løfter nattergalens triller livets lange slør
Luftigt letter tunge tanker, mens du lytter og bli'r ør.
Lattermildt nu nynner narren livets alvorsfulde lov
Som han spiller på guitaren syn's du sangen lyder sjov.
Det er de samme trin, du ta'r nu, som da du var tung og træt
Men i narrens lyse nat bli'r selv dødens dans så levende og let.
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The Jester

My darling, have you ever heard about the jester who's happy to be laughed at?
Ah yes, it's such a delight to choose freely to drink the wine of madness
By its warmth the wine gently melts the sharp mirror of ice
Water becomes round by its free fall past each steep cliff edge
From your captivity in the mountain's deep freeze, a path is now being paved
And you babble and run down the slope like a playful stream
You flow easily and let the sunshine mix with the lifeblood
Never again will you ascend as ice
To a peak on the mountaintop.

The sun is now extinguished and is locked away in the night's case;
Life's eyes close slowly - are the festivities over now?
No, now the nightingale's trills lift the long veil of life
Heavy thoughts become lighter and you grow dizzy as you listen.
The jester hums the earnest law of life with a chuckle
As he plays on the guitar, you think the song sounds funny.
These are the same steps you're taking now as when you were heavy and tired
But in the jester's bright night, even the dance of death becomes lively and light.
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