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Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen

RAIN AND SUN

we are weeping over sons we lost  
tears are griefs that are condensed            

sons are weeping over
brothers lost and daughters weeping

in the sun the flowers spring out
in the rain umbrellas

in the sun the joys spring out
felled by scythe and sagging

sorrows spring out in the sun             
shadows stretch themselves so long

tears are griefs that are condensed
laughing is evaporated grieving

as long as we can laugh
then we can also cry

Regen met zon

huilen is gecondenseerd verdriet
we huilen over verloren zonen
 
zonen huilen over
verloren broers dochters huilen
 
in de zon komen bloemen uit
in de regen paraplu’s
 
in de zon komt vreugde uit
wordt neergeslagen door zeis en plat graan
 
in de zon komt verdriet uit
en de schaduwen strekken zich uit
 
huilen is gecondenseerd verdriet
lachen is verdampt huilen
 
zo lang we kunnen lachen
zo lang kunnen we huilen

REGN MED SOL

gråt er kondensert sorg
vi gråter over tapte sønner

sønner gråter over
tapte brødre døtre gråter

i sola springer blomster ut
i regnet paraplyer

i sola springer gleder ut
slås ned av ljå og legde

i sola springer sorger ut
og skygger drar seg lange

gråt er kondensert sorg
latter er fordampet gråt

så lenge vi kan le
så lenge kan vi gråte
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RAIN AND SUN

we are weeping over sons we lost  
tears are griefs that are condensed            

sons are weeping over
brothers lost and daughters weeping

in the sun the flowers spring out
in the rain umbrellas

in the sun the joys spring out
felled by scythe and sagging

sorrows spring out in the sun             
shadows stretch themselves so long

tears are griefs that are condensed
laughing is evaporated grieving

as long as we can laugh
then we can also cry

RAIN AND SUN

we are weeping over sons we lost  
tears are griefs that are condensed            

sons are weeping over
brothers lost and daughters weeping

in the sun the flowers spring out
in the rain umbrellas

in the sun the joys spring out
felled by scythe and sagging

sorrows spring out in the sun             
shadows stretch themselves so long

tears are griefs that are condensed
laughing is evaporated grieving

as long as we can laugh
then we can also cry
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