Lyrics of Lysabild - Valravn

Lysabild (original)

I træets øverste grene sad en pige så alene
Et ansigt sig spejlede i tællelampens skær
Borte var alle hun havde haft så kær
Og dødens vind den strejfede hendes kind
Alene de andre er døde
Alene alle er døde
Alene resten er døde
Lys mit lys
3 mile derfra sad i sorg en ungersevend
Hand troede ej mere skulle få en ven
Modløs han stirrede mod aftenhimlen grå
I det fjerne et glimt ud i mørket han så
Han leb over stok han løb over sten
Gennem moser og krat og forrev sine ben
Men ensom at være det ville han ej
Og ran så af sted på den lange mørke vej
Han løb over mark og han løb gennem skov
Alt imens pigen sad i træet og sov
Han løb gennem hegn og løb gennem krat
Han stred sig igennem den mørkeste nat
Alene de andre er døde
Alene alle er døde
Alene resten er døde
Lys mit lys

(translation)

In the upper branches of the tree sat a girl so alone
A face reflected in the glow of the counting lamp
Gone were all she had had so dear
And the wind of death it roamed her cheek
Only the others are dead
All alone are dead
The rest alone are dead
Light my light
3 miles away sat in mourning a young man
Hand no longer thought he was going to have a friend
Discouraged he stared at the evening sky gray
In the distance a glimpse into the darkness he saw
He lip over stick he ran over rocks
Through bogs and bushes and tore his legs
But he would not be lonely
And then ran off on the long dark road
He ran across fields and he ran through woods
All the while the girl sat in the tree and slept
He ran through fences and ran through bushes
He struggled through the darkest night
Only the others are dead
All alone are dead
The rest alone are dead
Light my light