Ode to Norway
(Clari Machado)
Poem dedicated to His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
Once upon a time I heard about a kingdom
And I could not help but think
It would be some kind of fairy tale
Edda, Thor, runes, Eric and Vikings
“Yes, we love this country!”
I could tell by the History
That it may be a dream
I could call it Heaven
Or still Utopia.
Perfect water, perfect air
And perfectly green…
Wonderland,
Promised Land
“Yes, we love this country!”
I could tell by the people
That perhaps it is the Land of Lords
I could describe it as Dreamland
Or even Blessed Land
Nevertheless I guess Homeland describes it better.
Glaciers
Fjords
Northern Lights
Midnight Sun
“Yes, we love this country!”
Reverence and honour
I owe to this realm
For it is my eternal inspiration
And I just can not wait to be
Somehow, someday part of it.
“Yes, I love this country!”
Norway,
My way.
“Ja, vi elsker dette landet”.
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