Kong Valemons Kamp
Midnattsol Lyrics

Kuitebjørn Kong Valemon
There was once a king called Kuitebjørn Valemon

was bewitched
He was put under a spell

by the troll hag
Cast by a female troll

The fur of a white bear
He wears the fur of a polar bear

is now for him to wear
He now owns this fur

Once upon a time there was
Long ago there was

a fair and gentle girl
A kind-hearted girl

Her lack of worth
Feeling worthless

a crime
An unjust cause for judgment

She found solace
She found comfort

In a white bear's paws shone a golden wreath
The polar bear had a crown of gold in its paws

In return for herself she received
She received something in exchange for herself

Travelled far
Went on a long journey

and farther than far
Even further than before

Were living their lives
Living their own separate lives

and every single year a child
Having a child every year

Until the night
Until one fateful night

she saw that inside hid a human soul
She discovered that the polar bear had a human soul

He'd rush to the hag in the icy cold
He would run to the troll hag in the freezing cold

When I wake up in the morning
Upon waking up in the morning

I wonder will I
I ponder whether I

ever see you again
Will see you ever again

or was it our last goodbye
Or if our last goodbye was truly the end

I face the truth when I see
I am confronted with the truth when I see

there is nothing left
There is nothing remaining

All I have is a sense of you lost on the bed
The only thing left of you is your presence on the bed

It's never too late to fly
It's not too late to leave and start anew

At least it's worth a try
It's worth attempting to leave

Wanted so badly for the past to be now
Desperately wanted the past to be the present

Running through the wild
Running through the wilderness

Met a woman and a child
Encountered a mother and child

And twice again
Two more times

Got scissors, a cloth and a flask on her way
Gathered scissors, cloth, and a flask while travelling

And there past the hill
And beyond the hill

the troll castle laid
The castle of the troll lay ahead

The hag aimed a wedding of pride
The troll hag had planned a grand wedding

For the girl's tools
In exchange for the girl's tools

she offered them three nights
She offered them three night's stay in the castle

Then he was deceived
He was tricked

but an artisan sent out a warning to him
But someone warned him of the deception

Not even a needle could stop their meeting
Nothing could prevent their encounter

Wanted so badly that nothing happened
Wished for nothing to happen

Let's put it to an end
Let's bring this to a conclusion

In the trap door there's a fell
In the trap door lies a trap

The troll hag went straight through
The troll hag fell right into it

and never came back
And was never seen again

Brought the children and the gold
Took the children and the treasure

Off to their wedding they rode
Rode off to their wedding together

and lived happily ever after
And lived joyfully for the rest of their lives

When I wake up
Upon waking

in the morning
In the morning hours

I watch you asleep
I watch you sleep

Hold your body tight
Embrace your body tightly

longing to feel your lips
Yearning to kiss your lips

I face the truth when I see
I face the truth as it presents itself

there is nothing left
There is nothing remaining

of the stormy past
Of the turbulent and difficult past we experienced

but this I won't forget
But I won't forget this

Never too late to fly
It's not too late to leave and start anew

At least it's worth a try
It's at least worth attempting to leave