Vinter
Anne Grete Preus Lyrics


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Jeg ser på sneens hvite jag
Bak vindu vegg og dør
Så gammel som jeg er i dag
Var aldri noen før
Nu raser kulden i meg selv
Og i mitt bryst sner noe ned
Jeg får nok sikkert ro i kveld
Men denne ro blir ingen fred
I stuen står en annen mann
Vi to er gamle kjente nu
Han hersker over alle land
For mange er hans navn en gru
Hør majestetens vingeslag
Omkring min vegg og mot min dør
Så gammel som jeg er i dag
Var aldri noen før
Hør majestetens vingeslag
Omkring min vegg og mot min dør




Så gammel som jeg er i dag
Var aldri noen før

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Anne Grete Preus's song Vinter convey a sense of isolation and winter melancholy. The singer looks out at the "white chase of snow" from behind a window and reflects on his age and the passing of time. He feels the cold inside and his heart weighs heavy with a feeling that something is missing, a lack of peace. In the room with him is another man, someone he knows well, but who seems to embody a sense of power and fear for many people. The singer describes this person as a ruler of many lands and the sound of his approach is like the beating of wings, like a bird of prey. The lyrics suggest that the singer is aware of his own mortality and the passage of time, and that he is perhaps resigned to the fact that there is no escape from the majesty of fate.


Line by Line Meaning

Jeg ser på sneens hvite jag
I am looking at the white chase of snow


Bak vindu vegg og dør
Behind windows, walls, and doors


Så gammel som jeg er i dag
As old as I am today


Var aldri noen før
There was never anyone before


Nu raser kulden i meg selv
Now the cold is raging within me


Og i mitt bryst sner noe ned
And something is snowing down in my chest


Jeg får nok sikkert ro i kveld
I will surely get some rest tonight


Men denne ro blir ingen fred
But this rest will not be peace


I stuen står en annen mann
In the living room stands another man


Vi to er gamle kjente nu
We two are old acquaintances now


Han hersker over alle land
He rules over all lands


For mange er hans navn en gru
For many, his name is a terror


Hør majestetens vingeslag
Hear the majesty's wings flapping


Omkring min vegg og mot min dør
Around my wall and towards my door


Så gammel som jeg er i dag
As old as I am today


Var aldri noen før
There was never anyone before


Hør majestetens vingeslag
Hear the majesty's wings flapping


Omkring min vegg og mot min dør
Around my wall and towards my door


Så gammel som jeg er i dag
As old as I am today


Var aldri noen før
There was never anyone before




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