Eigerøys kyst
Pål Rake Lyrics

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Hvis du vandre langs Eigerøys kyst
Blant salvie og rosmarin
Hils te hu eg he gjømt i mitt bryst
Hu som ei gång va kjærasten min
Hvis hu kan sy meg ei skjorta av lin
Me salvie og rosmarin
Uden nål uden trå uden sting
Ska hu igjen få bli kjærasten min

Hvis hu kan høsta ...?
All salvie og rosmarin
Samla opp i ei korg ingen ser
Ska hu igjen få bli kjærasten min
Hvis hu kan finna et nytt stykke land
Me salvie og rosmarin
Mellom strand og det saltaste vann
Ska hu igjen få bli kjærasten min
Så hvis du vandre langs Eigerøys kyst
Blant salvie og rosmarin

Hils te hu eg he gjømt i mitt bryst
Hu som ei gång va kjærasten min

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Pål Rake's song "Eigerøys Kyst" are about a person who is walking along the coast of Eigerøy and reminiscing about a lost love. The person is surrounded by the fragrant plants of sage and rosemary, and as they walk, they think of the woman who was once their lover. The singer of the song hopes that this woman, who was once dear to them, could come back into their life.

The singer asks if she can sew him a shirt made of linen, sage, and rosemary without needles, thread, and stitches just as she once did. He then asks if she can harvest sage and rosemary, collect them in a basket without anyone seeing her and bring it to him as a gift to start anew. The singer also asks if she can find a piece of new land that's filled with sage and rosemary between the shore and the saltiest water where they can start again.

Overall, the song is about lost love and the desire to reconnect with someone from the past. The setting of the Eigerøy coastline with its fragrant plants adds to the romantic and nostalgic atmosphere of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Hvis du vandre langs Eigerøys kyst
If you wander along the coast of Eigerøy

Blant salvie og rosmarin
Among sage and rosemary

Hils te hu eg he gjømt i mitt bryst
Say hello to the one I have hidden in my chest

Hu som ei gång va kjærasten min
She who was once my lover

Hvis hu kan sy meg ei skjorta av lin
If she can sew me a linen shirt

Me salvie og rosmarin
With sage and rosemary

Uden nål uden trå uden sting
Without needle, without thread, without stitch

Ska hu igjen få bli kjærasten min
She shall once again be my lover

Hvis hu kan høsta ...?
If she can harvest...?

All salvie og rosmarin
All sage and rosemary

Samla opp i ei korg ingen ser
Collected in a basket that no one sees