Sissel Kyrkjebø - For alltid (Forever) - 2016

Sissel Kyrkjebø performing "For alltid" ("Forever") (written by Ole Paus and arranged by Helge Sunde, after J. S. Bach) for HM King Harald and HM Queen Sonja of Norway, celebrating their 25 years on the throne at a Royal Gala in the University Aula in Oslo on January 17th 2016. HM King Carl Gustaf and HM Queen Silvia of Sweden, and HM Queen Margrethe of Denmark also attended this concert.

Translation:

FOREVER

Everything is here,
Everything you love, and all what you are.
All that you yearn toward, and everything you hold dear.
Everything is standing in front of you,
so near, so near, and is a part of you forever.

The Time of Light are carefully touching our lives.
Stroking the hours that are drifting away
From light you came and to light you will be.
And the light will shine forever.

You took our cry away when it was dark and it was cold.
You came with life when the death stood there, black and salty.
You became a light, and it’s all here.
Everythig you love and all what you are.
All that you yearn toward and everything you hold dear.
Everything is standing in front of you,
so near, so near, and is a part of you forever.

You took our cry away when it was dark and it was cold.
You came with life when the death stood there, black and salty.
You became a light, and it’s all here.
Everythig you love and all what you are.
All that you yearn toward and everything you hold dear.
Everything is standing in front of you,
so near, so near, and is a part of you forever.

Sissel, the international singing sensation from Norway, is widely regarded as one of the finest and most talented sopranos in the world. Her crystalclear voice has made Sissel a national institution in Norway. Sissel has sung all over the world, selling over ten million solo albums. She contributed the haunting vocal tracks for the soundtrack to Titanic. She has been doing great duets with singers like Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli, Bryn Terfel, Jose Carreras, Russell Watson, Mario Frangoulis, Josh Groban, Neil Sedaka and Charles Aznavour. A very remarkable voice you will only hear once in your lifetime.

The new assembly hall was built for the University's centennial in 1911. With its enormous walls and skylights, the hall was designed for artistic decoration. The decorations of the hall are painted by Norwegian painter and printmaker Edvard Munch (1863–1944). 11 paintings were received by the University on 19 September 1916. "The Sun" (middle), "Alma Mater" (right) and "History" (left) are the main pictures. Munch’s paintings in the University Aula are a major work within Norwegian monumental painting and belong to the national treasures. These 11 oil paintings that cover the walls are the only decorations by Edvard Munch that can still be viewed in their original context. This hall were used for the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony until 1990. Today it is used for concerts, major academic and cultural events and festivities.