Translation of the song lyrics Babels Tårn - Bjørn Eidsvåg

Babels Tårn - Bjørn Eidsvåg
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Song from the album: Bakerste Benk
In the genre:Музыка мира
Release date:22.07.1978
Song language:Norwegian
Record label:Kirkelig Kulturverksted

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Babels Tårn (original)Babels Tårn (translation)
Det skulle bygges et tårn så høyt A tower so high was to be built
At hele verden ville måpe av beundring That the whole world would gape with admiration
— et tårn som skulle vise hva mennesket kan klare - a tower that should show what man can do
Et evig monument over menneskets forstand An eternal monument to the human mind
Grunnmuren ble reist, og selv om ingen helt forsto det The foundation was erected, and although no one fully understood it
Var alle sammen med og ropte bravo i kor Was all with and shouted bravo in chorus
Talene var fine og løftene var mange The speeches were fine and the promises were many
Og en dag skulle tårnet nå dit englene bor And one day the tower would reach where the angels live
Alle jobber — alle sliter Everyone works - everyone struggles
Noen faller — de om det Some fall - they about it
Noen er jo svake og klarer ikke farta Some are weak and can not move
Her må en streve for å henge med Here one must strive to keep up
Ikke se ned Do not look down
Og tårnet blir bygget i et helt utrolig tempo And the tower is being built at an incredible pace
Høyden fascinerer alle de som er med The height fascinates all who participate
Og kampen er stor for å være øverst oppe And the battle is big to be at the top
Selv om der er farligst om tårnet faller ned Although it is most dangerous if the tower falls down
Men ingen tror for alvor at tårnet kan falle But no one really believes that the tower can fall
Alle sliter innbitt mot et fjernt og ukjent mål Everyone is struggling hard towards a distant and unknown goal
De skulle løfte sammen, men ingen ser til siden They were to lift together, but no one looked to the side
Hver og en har nok med å kjempe for seg sjøl Everyone has enough to fight for themselves
(Refreng) (Chorus)
Alle jobber… All jobs…
Etasje for etasje kommer til og tårnet stiger Floor by floor comes to and the tower rises
Ingen spør hvorfor, for de vet at ingen vet No one asks why, because they know no one knows
Ingen slipper fri fra den harde konkurransen No one escapes the fierce competition
Alle har de lært at vitsen er å klatre høyt They have all learned that the point is to climb high
Så høyt har tårnet blitt og så lenge har de jobbet The tower has become so high and they have been working for so long
At ingen tror de gamle som forteller om en jord That no one believes the ancients who tell of a land
Med fossefall og sjøer og mennesker som lekte With waterfalls and lakes and people playing
I en hage som var full av vakre blomster og trær In a garden full of beautiful flowers and trees
(Refreng) (Chorus)
Alle jobber…All jobs…
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