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This is Cecilia Vennersten's and Sissel Kyrkjebø's versions of the song "Innerst I Själen/Sjelen". The original version is the one recorded by Sissel, and you might wonder why I didn't put her version first? Well, that's simply because the Swedish version had the longest intro so that I could write all that stuff at the beginning. And perhaps I'm saving the best for last...? ;)

Anyway, I think both versions are great. The lyrics are rather similar (as you will see in the translations below) but they sound a little bit different: the Swedish version is quite relaxed while the Norwegian version is very fresh.

NOTE: You are free to say what you think about the two versions, but all provocative comments about Sweden, Norway or the languages will be removed. This vid wasn't intended as a competition between Sweden and Norway or the singers.

Now, here are the English translations. They are made by me and I hope they are correct. If you'd find any mistakes, feel free to tell me and I'll change it. I'd also like to thank defboy10 for helping me with the Norwegian version.


The Swedish version:

Deepest within my soul
The memory still lives
Of an unforgettable clime
That once was my home

The paths that lead
Across meadows and lands
Through forests with a scent of soil
Of resin and of bark
Wild winds are playing
Around with needles and leafs
The sound of a storm that has reached
An adjacent sea

Deepest within my soul
A river murmurs
Filled with strong feelings
For a land that was myself

The swells lead me
Back to my beach
Hour after hour
The waves are rolling towards land
The splinter of a memory
The shadow of a song
Blend themselves with earth and sky
In each sunset

Deepest within my soul
A song trembles
From a desolate region
That once was myself

Deepest within my soul
The memory still lives etc...

Deepest within my soul
A song trembles etc...

Deepest within my soul
A river murmurs etc...

Deepest within my soul
The memory still lives etc...


The Norwegian version:

Deep within my soul
The land is rising up
A bright and golden streak of land
That once was my home

The forests of calmness
The paths that go
Through heather and arable land
To the sea outside
The sound of wind and dreams
The scent of soil and sea
The backs that straighten
When the storm deflects

Deep within my soul
It whispers each night
About a hidden and other land
That once was myself

The ocean stays back
The swells beat
Hour after hour
Against the land outside
The remainders of a memory
And the shadows of a song
Blend themselves with earth and sky
In each sunset

Deep within my soul
A sound trembles
From another landscape
That once was me

Deep within my soul
The land is rising up etc...

Deep within my soul
It whispers each night etc...

Deep within my soul
The land is rising up etc...

Deep within my soul
It whispers each night etc...

Deep within my soul
The land is rising up etc...


Enjoy!