Bjørn Eidsvåg is a singer/songwriter from Sauda, Norway, and he is one of t… Read Full Bio ↴Bjørn Eidsvåg is a singer/songwriter from Sauda, Norway, and he is one of the country's best selling artists. His formal eduction is as a theologian. He is an ordained Lutheran priest, although he has little work experience as such, he has worked as a priest in a mental hospital. His lyrics are often related to Christianity, although it usually depends upon how you interpret it. Many of his lyrics deal with life and its problems. He has listeners in all ages and all religious groups and is himself very including and has often been found criticising various sides of society, including how the church works. An example of this being shown in his lyrics can be found in the song "Ein får elska mens ein kan" where he sings that "You should love while you can. Man and woman, man and man". One of his best known songs is "Eg Ser".

Livskåte fuglar
Bjørn Eidsvåg Lyrics

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(Bjørn Eidsvåg/Bjørn Eidsvåg)
Livskåte fuglar, duggvått i graset
eg vandrar berrføtt
Skogen e vakker, livet e villigt
og eg skimtar lysgløtt
Tenk å ha vore her med heile meg
anda inn livet så tett innte deg
lugge i graset og latt fjørå brusa

vore heilt edru, og likavel rusa
eg tør det ikkje
eg e redd for livet
Livskåte fuglar, duggvått i graset
eg vandrar berrføtt
Skogen e vakker, livet e villigt
og eg skimtar lysgløtt
Me får'kje vore her med heile oss
me kan ikkje elska, me kan ikkje sloss
for med eit knips kan dei stoppa tidå
alt me drøyme blir feid te sidå
me kan'kje leva - me e redd for dauden
Na na na na na ...
Tenk å ha vore her med heile meg
anda inn livet så tett innte deg
lugge i graset og latt fjørå brusa
vore heilt edru, og likavel rusa
eg tør det ikkje
eg e redd for livet
tør ikkje leva

e så redd for livet
tør ikkje leva

Overall Meaning

Bjørn Eidsvåg's song "Livskåte Fuglar" is a contemplative reflection on the fear of living and facing death head-on. In the first stanza, Eidsvåg describes a scene of walking barefoot through dewy grass, surrounded by the beauty of the forest, and glimpsing a light shining through. He wonders what it would be like to fully embrace life, to love and feel it with every fiber of his being, and to be intoxicated by its beauty. However, he is too scared to take that risk and fully embrace the uncertainty of life.

The second stanza reveals a deeper fear - the fear of death. Eidsvåg is aware of the transience of life, and how easily it can slip away. He acknowledges that we cannot fully love or fight for what we want because time is fleeting and dreams can be crushed in an instant. The final chorus repeats the first, emphasizing the contrast between the desire to fully experience life and the fear of confronting mortality. The repetition of the line "tør ikkje leva" (I'm too scared to live) drives home the inner turmoil and conflict that Eidsvåg is feeling.

Line by Line Meaning

Livskåte fuglar, duggvått i graset
Birds full of life, wet with dew in the grass

eg vandrar berrføtt
I walk barefoot

Skogen e vakker, livet e villigt
The forest is beautiful, life is willing

og eg skimtar lysgløtt
And I catch a glimpse of light

Tenk å ha vore her med heile meg
Imagine being here with my whole self

anda inn livet så tett innte deg
Breathing life so closely into you

lugge i graset og latt fjørå brusa
Lying in the grass and listening to the feathers rustle

vore heilt edru, og likavel rusa
Being completely sober but still feeling intoxicated

eg tør det ikkje
I'm afraid to do it

eg e redd for livet
I'm scared of life

Me får'kje vore her med heile oss
We can't be here with our whole selves