"Mitt lille land
Et lite sted, en h�ndfull fred
slengt ut blant vidder og fjord
Mitt lille land
Der h�ye fjell st�r plantet
mellom hus og mennesker og ord
Og der stillhet og dr�mmer gror
Som et ekko i karrig jord
Mitt lille land
Der havet stryker mildt og mykt
som kj�rtegn fra kyst til kyst
Mitt lille land
Der stjerner glir forbi
og blir et landskap n�r det blir lyst
mens natten st�r blek og tyst"
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�My little country
A small place where a handful of peace
thrown out among the plains and the sea
My little country,
where the mountains are planted
between the houses and people and words.
And where silence and dreams grow
As an echo in the barren soil
My little country,
where the sea stroking gently and softly,
like a caress from coast to coast
My little country,
where the stars slip by
and become a landscape when it gets light.
while at night, is pale and silent�
