A recent live video of Anna Bariyani’s song, Ved Tidens Ende, from our second album, Dreamtime. Written in Anna’s native language of Norwegian, the song tells a story from the end of time, where the last fire sings out over the eternal sea, an ode to life and all that once was. Read below for the lyrics and translation.
Intet men stillhet fyller opp
Det stedet helt ytterst, øverst på topp
Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne
Helt ute ved kysten til det uendelige hav
Der står det et fjell, den endelige klippe
Han er det siste vitne til alt som en gang var
Yoo yoo yoo
Intet med glød fyller opp
Det stedet helt ytterst, øverst på topp
Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne
Brenner den hellige flamme, det evige bål
Han synger sin sang, alle kjærlighetens minner
En hyllest til livet,
til minne om alt
som en gang var
Yoo yoo yoo
Alle livene vi har levd
Alle historiene vi har vevd
Alt det vi har elsket
Alt det gode vi har skapt
Alt er bevart,
der ute ved tidens ende
Sunget rundt det siste bål
Til det uendelige hav
Yoo yoo yoo
Østenfor sol,
og vestenfor måne
Hvisker vinden ennå minnet, til det uendelige hav
Historien om et folk,
som levde i Edens hage
Barn av jord barn av solen
Foredlet av det store mysteriet
Yoo yoo yoo
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Nothing but silence fills up
That place at the far end, at the top of it all
To the east of the sun and to the west of the moon
Far out by the shore to the endless sea
There stands a mountain, the final cliff
He is the last witness of all that once was
Yo - yo - yo
Nothing but glow fills up
That place at the far end, at the top of it all
East of the sun and west of the moon
Burns the sacred flame, the eternal fire
He sings his song, all the memories of love
A tribute to life, in memory of all that once was
Yo - yo - yo
All the lives we have lived
All the stories we have woven
All that we have loved
All the good we have created
All is preserved, out there at the end of time
Sung around the last fire
To the endless sea
Yo - yo - yo
To the east of the sun, and to the west of the moon
The wind still whispers the memories to the endless sea
The story of a people who once lived in the garden of Eden
Children of earth, children of the sun
Nobly forged by the great mystery
Yo - yo - yo
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Listen to the full Dreamtime album at: orcd.co/curawakadreamtime