Also she performed during the intermission of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 in Bergen, opening act of the winter Olympic games in 1994 at Lillehammer, voice to the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish version of “the little mermaid, Sung on the Titanic album (‘My heart will go on’ was originally written to her), Royal Variety show in London 1995, Preformed at annual Christmas concert in Vienna, 2000 Nobel peace price concert with Josh Groban singing “the prayer”, toured with The Lord of the Rings Symphony Tour in 2004 and her latest achievement is a number one on the Billboard classical charts with the christmas album “Spirit of the Season - with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Sissel”
Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs to classical vocals. Her work on the soundtrack to Titanic has led to comparisons with Irish singer Enya.
Sissel's combined solo record sales (not including soundtracks and other albums to which she contributed) amount to over 9 million albums sold, most of them in Norway -- a country with only 4.5 million people.
She’s released over 14 studio albums, her Christmas album from 1986 is the best selling album in Norway ever with almost one mill copies sold! She’s featured on several soundtracks and sold well over nine million albums world wide and her popularity continues to grow!
She truly is a northern star!
Here are the lyrics to her song "Ready to go home":
On this street below these walls
Where I used to walk now I can barely crawl
All this darkness rise and tall
Lord shine a light for me I’m ready to be caught
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
Take this river to the sea
Where the delta flows
The tide is washing over me
Guide this soul to heavens door
Show me where tomorrow lays
I’m waiting to be born
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home
So time I’ll lay down with these memories
Breathe the shallow deep inside of me
If time has run its course with me
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
When the evening shadows fall
When the time has come
I let defences fall
To surrenders to survive
I will give up everything to those I leave behind
I’m ready to go home
I’m ready to receive forgiveness for my sins
I’m ready to begin
I’m ready to lay down
I’m ready now to sleep a promise I must keep
I’m ready to go home, again
Going home again
Frøet
Sissel Lyrics
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Det er sagt at kjærligheten
Har rom med smerte i,
Når din klint blir skilt fra hveten
Tar du steg mot å bli fri.
Det er sorg i alles glede
Du gråter bak ditt smil
Men ta fatt på neste mil.
Er du redd ditt hjerte brister
Skyr ild for du er brent
For å ha når andre mister
Har du gravd med ditt talent.
Når du står og lar deg lamme
Når angst har gjort deg stiv
Blir din sjel en kostbar ramme
Om et bilde uten liv.
Når en natt har frosne hænder
Som vil gripe om din sjel
Og de rop ditt hjerte sender
Bare ties kaldt ihjel
Hent din visdom fra en vinter
Som har lagt alt liv i snø
Dypt i jordens labyrinter
Vokser spirer fra et frø
The song "Frøet" by Sissel is a powerful ballad about the struggles and pains of love. The lyrics speak of the idea that love always has an element of pain and sorrow, and that when two people are separated, it can be difficult to move on. The song encourages the listener to take steps towards freedom when they are feeling down and to keep moving forward on their journey, even when things get tough.
The lyrics also speak of the fear of heartbreak and the tendency to protect oneself from pain by avoiding love altogether. However, the song encourages the listener to take risks and not be afraid of pain, as it is through these experiences that we can grow and learn. It is also a reminder that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope and new life waiting to emerge.
Overall, "Frøet" is a beautiful and poignant song that encourages us to embrace the highs and lows of love and to continue moving forward in spite of obstacles.
Line by Line Meaning
Det er sagt at kjærligheten
It's been said that love
Har rom med smerte i,
Exists with pain,
Når din klint blir skilt fra hveten
When your grain is separated from the chaff,
Tar du steg mot å bli fri.
You take a step towards becoming free.
Det er sorg i alles glede
There is sadness in everyone's joy,
Du gråter bak ditt smil
You cry behind your smile,
Ikke stans når du er nede
Don't stop when you're down,
Men ta fatt på neste mil.
But instead, move on to the next mile.
Er du redd ditt hjerte brister
If you're afraid your heart will break,
Skyr ild for du er brent
You avoid fire because you're already burned,
For å ha når andre mister
In order to have when others lose,
Har du gravd med ditt talent.
You've dug with your own talents.
Når du står og lar deg lamme
When you stand there, paralyzed,
Når angst har gjort deg stiv
When anxiety has made you rigid,
Blir din sjel en kostbar ramme
Your soul becomes a precious frame,
Om et bilde uten liv.
Around a picture without a life.
Når en natt har frosne hænder
When a night has frozen hands,
Som vil gripe om din sjel
That will grab your soul,
Og de rop ditt hjerte sender
And the cries from your heart are sent,
Bare ties kaldt ihjel
Only to be coldly silenced.
Hent din visdom fra en vinter
Retrieve your wisdom from a winter,
Som har lagt alt liv i snø
That has covered all life in snow,
Dypt i jordens labyrinter
Deep in the earth's mazes,
Vokser spirer fra et frø
Sprouts grow from a seed.
Contributed by Sadie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Brian
on Going Home
Where you have “yes” several times she’s really singing “just”. It’s her accent that makes it sound like “yes”.