An abyss of precious time

My version of translating the song “Eitt d;pi av d;rari t;;”/ “AN ABYSS//A CHASM OF PRECIOUS TIME”/into English  (перевод с фарерского языка на английский)

Perfofmed by Elin Brimheim Heinesen

 

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE CLAIMING

THAT LIFE IS AN EVER DISTRESS

AN ABYSS OF GREY DAYS EVADING

WHERE CHILDREN ARE BEGGING FOR BREAD…

 

MAYBE, SOME DAYS LIFE IS A SAD, DULL SONG

MAYBE, SOME DAYS LIFE LOOKS BRIGHT…

THOUGH, SOMETIMES, EVEN ON SUCH SHINY DAYS

I HAVE THRILLING TOUCH OF… DARK NIGHT…

 

TONIGHT, WHEN THE SKY IS SO PURE AND CLEAR

SO DEEP BLUE AND ICY COLD,

THE EARTH’S CALMLY DREAMING IN ITS WHITENESS SHEER

AND NORTHERN LIGHTS’ VEILS LET ENFOLD…

 

HENCE THIS NIGHT I AM FEELING SO THOUGHTFUL..

AND WANDERING UP THERE IN BLUE…

IN TRYING TO FIND THROUGH MY DIM ASPIRING

THE WISDOM THAT GIVES ME A CLUE…

 

BUT NO FLASHES SEEM DAWN UPON ME

TROUGH WHICH I COULD FIND THOSE TRUE WORDS

SO, THEY’RE DARTING DOWN UPON WHITE GROUND

LIKE THOSE BREATHLESS SLAIN BLOODED BIRDS…


ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THAT TRUE GEMS EXIST

SOMEWHERE, IN GREY ASH THAT STILL GLOWS

THE MOMENTS IN TIME WHERE GIRLS AND BOYS

ARE CHEERING IN THEIR DANCE LIKE FOALS…

 

AT SIGHT OF IT MY CHEST GETS TIGHTENED

WITH LONGING AND FLOWS OF JOY

AND THREADED WITH DOUBT SO DOLEFUL 

MAKING ITS UNIQUE ALLOY...

 

-  KNOW AGAIN AND AGAIN - LIFE’S AN OFFERING -

AN ABYSS OF PRECIOUS TIME IN,

THAT’S GRANTED TO EVERYONE WAND’RING

TO DRIFT AND THEN GET LOST WITHIN!

 

- KNOW THAT YOUR LIFE IS AN OFFERING -

AN ABYSS OF PRECIOUS TIME IN,

THAT’S GRANTED TO EVERYONE WAND’RING

TO DRIFT AND.. THEN GET LOST… WITHIN…

08/01/2013