Lyrics of Hymne Til Havet - In Vain

Hymne Til Havet (original)

Sammen seilte vi ut
Våre fartøy var losset til randen
Salmer ble sunget i natten
Ankeret hevet fra sanden
Kursen var satt
Det knaket godt i skipenes skott
Vevre never grep årene fatt
Havets ulmende klang
Kranset i evig slummer
Sjeler som synger sin klagesang
Midt i den mørke natt
Vi rider over dønningene
Det koker i gryende bølger
Og stormen ere naere
På brygga i havnen stod drengen igjen
Og vinket adjø til de som fòr
Skipet forsvant i horisonten
I morgengryets glødende sol
I generasjoner
Har det vaert ved havets klageport
De laerte sin sorg å glemme
De laerte sin sorg å glemme
Enker av havet
Havets ulmende klang
Kranset i evig slummer
Sjeler som synger sin klagesang
Midt i den mørke natt
Vi rider over dønningene
Synger de sin klagesang

(translation)

Together we sailed out
Our vessels were unloaded to the brim
Hymns were sung at night
The anchor raised from the sand
The course was set
The ships' bulkheads cracked well
Weaving never took hold of the years
The smoldering sound of the sea
The wreath in eternal slumber
Souls who sing their lament
In the middle of the dark night
We ride over the swells
It boils in dawning waves
And the storm is near
The boy was left on the pier in the harbor
And waved goodbye to those who went
The ship disappeared on the horizon
In the glowing sun of dawn
For generations
Has it been at the sea's complaint gate
They learned to forget their grief
They learned to forget their grief
Widows of the sea
The smoldering sound of the sea
The wreath in eternal slumber
Souls who sing their lament
In the middle of the dark night
We ride over the swells
They sing their lament