Tid som varit [English translation]

The time that's passed!

Say, what did we know yesterday?

The time that's passed!

What has perished, and what remains?

The time that's passed!

Will never come back again!

Hear about the fates of the old days,

give yourself time and listen!

(REF)

In a ring around the fire

And listening to a song

What a gift a father could give

his son with his voice!

From one time to another

From yesterday to tomorrow

Questions wander,

and there are answers.

The time that's passed!

Say, what do you remember?

The time that's passed!

Do you want to listen and understand?

The time that's passed?

See the remains of that ruin?

The impression left there calls you,

and invites you! (?)

(REF)

(INTERLUDE)

The stories men tell,

the knowledge they've learned

Here the word's wings sing

through time eternal on a journey

Will you stay deaf and not listen?

Will you stay quiet and watch?

You judge that they redo their mistakes

and get to suffer!

(REF)(2x)

The time that's passed!

The time that's passed!