Hold meg nå
No. 4 Lyrics


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Hold meg nå
Som jeg er fire år
La meg dra tilbake til den tiden vi var små

Til din favn
Fri meg fra mitt savn
Vis meg hvor jeg hører til
Hvor jeg har havn

Syng meg en gammel sang
Jeg har hørt mange en gang
Som den om jorden vår
Så jeg blir minnet på en jul fra mine barndomsår

La meg se
En verden under sne
Kald og myk og tung og lys
Her finnes ennå fred

I stuen vår
Leges alle sår
Her er aldri kaldt
Her er det varmen som rår

Les meg et eventyr
Om mennesker og dyr
Et slikt som gjør meg glad
Der allting ender bra som før i mine barndomsår

Kjære mor
Jeg ble aldri stor
Alt jeg ville var å bli
Her hjemme hvor vi bor

Der du er
La meg være nær
Hold meg til jeg sovner inn
Og bli her

Vil være barn for deg
Som du er mor for meg




Jorden er deilig nå
Ikke tiden går som før i mine barndomsår

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to No. 4's song "Hold meg nå" speak to a desire to return to a simpler time, to childhood, and to a sense of security and warmth that came with being held by a parent. The first two lines, "Hold me now / Like I'm four years old," set the tone for the rest of the song, as the singer longs for the comfort and care of a parent or caregiver from their childhood. The desire to return to that time is underscored in the next line, which says, "Let me go back to / The time when we were small."


The second stanza continues this theme, as the singer asks to be held in a parent's arms and freed from their longing for that parent. The third stanza turns to music as a way of recalling a happy memory from childhood, as the singer asks for an old song to be sung that reminds them of a particular Christmas from their youth. The fourth and fifth stanzas describe a peaceful winter scene and the comfort of being in one's home, respectively, while the sixth stanza asks for a bedtime story that will make the singer feel happy and secure, ending with the lines, "Where everything ends well / Like it did in my childhood years."


The final stanza brings the song full circle, as the singer addresses their mother directly and expresses a desire to remain a child forever so that they can continue to be held and cared for by their parent. The final line, "In my childhood years," emphasizes the theme of the song: the longing to return to a time when one felt safe, loved, and cared for.


Line by Line Meaning

Hold meg nå
Stay by my side and give me comfort


Som jeg er fire år
Let me be like a child, carefree and innocent


La meg dra tilbake til
Take me back to


Den tiden vi var små
The time when we were young and carefree


Til din favn
Into your arms


Fri meg fra mitt savn
Free me from my yearning


Vis meg hvor jeg hører til
Show me where I belong


Hvor jeg har havn
Where I have a home


Syng meg en gammel sang
Sing to me an old song


Jeg har hørt mang en gang
That I've heard many times before


Som den om jorden vår
Like the one about our Earth


Så jeg blir minnet på en jul
So I can be reminded of a Christmas


Fra mine barndomsår
From my childhood years


La meg se
Let me see


En verden under sne
A world covered in snow


Kald og myk og tung og lys
Cold and soft and heavy and bright


Her finnes ennå fred.
Here there is still peace.


I stuen vår
In our living room


Leges alle sår
All wounds are healed


Her er aldri kaldt
It's never cold here


Her er det varmen som rår
It's warmth that reigns here


Les meg et eventyr
Read me a fairytale


Om mennesker og dyr
About humans and animals


Et slikt som gjør meg glad
One that makes me happy


Der alting ender bra
Where everything ends well


Som før i mine barndomsår
Like in my childhood years


Kjære mor
Dear mother


Jeg ble aldri stor
I never grew up


Alt jeg ville var å bli
All I wanted was to be


Her hjemme hvor vi bor
Here at home where we live


Der du er
Where you are


La meg være nær
Let me be close


Hold meg til jeg sovner inn
Hold me until I fall asleep


Og bli her
And stay here


Vil være barn for deg
I want to be a child for you


Som du er mor for meg
Like you are a mother for me


Jorden er deilig når
The Earth is wonderful when


Ikke tiden går som før
Time doesn't pass like before


I mine barndomsår
In my childhood years




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Emilie Christensen, Ingeborg Marie Mohn

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@ningi626

English lyrics:

Hold me now
Like I was 4 years old
Let me go back to the time we were small
To your embrace
Free me from my loneliness
Show me where I belong
Where I have a harbor
Sing me an old song
One I've heard many a time
One about our world
So I am reminded of a Christmas from my childhood

Let me see
A world under snow
Cold and soft and heavy and bright
Here there's still peace
In our living room
All burdens are put down
Here it's never cold
Here the warmth roars
Read me an adventure
About men and animals
Just what makes me happy
There, everything ends well,
like before in my childhood

Dear mom
I never grew up
Everything I wanted was just to be home where we live
There you are
Let me be near
Hold me till I fall asleep
And stay here
I'll be a child for you
Just as you are a mother for me
The world is lovely now
Time doesn't go like it did back in my childhood.



All comments from YouTube:

@ningi626

English lyrics:

Hold me now
Like I was 4 years old
Let me go back to the time we were small
To your embrace
Free me from my loneliness
Show me where I belong
Where I have a harbor
Sing me an old song
One I've heard many a time
One about our world
So I am reminded of a Christmas from my childhood

Let me see
A world under snow
Cold and soft and heavy and bright
Here there's still peace
In our living room
All burdens are put down
Here it's never cold
Here the warmth roars
Read me an adventure
About men and animals
Just what makes me happy
There, everything ends well,
like before in my childhood

Dear mom
I never grew up
Everything I wanted was just to be home where we live
There you are
Let me be near
Hold me till I fall asleep
And stay here
I'll be a child for you
Just as you are a mother for me
The world is lovely now
Time doesn't go like it did back in my childhood.

@AriadnaLopez9

Me encanta! Ya la escuché como mil veces xd pero no entiendo mucho y no encuentro traducción :'''''(

@materials111

En la pagina web de No 4. hay lyrics para todos las canciones... En noruego, pero puedes traducir en Google Translate 😁 Lo siento por mi español :P

@adiecain

Such a beautiful song.

@adrianlau11

Love it!

@linaholt3471

så vakkert <3 både tekst og melodi..

@OlHa1972

hvert ord, hver bokstav, hver komma i denne sangen er skrevet om meg om min mormor...og jeg er 46 år, men sitter og gråter og tenker tilbake, da jeg var 6, og bodde sammen med ho mor...hvordan klarer dere det???

@sweetiecoma

utrolig! <3

@eiriksom

kjempefin video! <3 mine favoritter <3

@hamstersmile6584

Emilie (hun som synger) er tanten min❤️

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