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Steinar Opstad

My dream of belief has no end

My dream of belief has no end
It is there beside my work
Even so I have never despised work
as I have despised belief

For although belief can be sweet
My work brings both gladness and despair
but in belief nothing can
be held back

If I could alter life with a dream
I would still say no
For I shall remain the same
with belief’s faltering, until death

My dream of belief has no end

Min drøm om tro tar aldri slutt
Den er der sammen med arbeidet
Likevel har jeg aldri foraktet arbeidet
slik jeg har foraktet troen

For om troen kan være søt
bringer arbeidet glede og fortvilelse
men i troen går det ikke an
å holde noe tilbake

Kunne jeg bytte livet mot en drøm
ville jeg takket nei
For jeg vil være den samme
med troens ustadighet, inntil døden
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My dream of belief has no end

My dream of belief has no end
It is there beside my work
Even so I have never despised work
as I have despised belief

For although belief can be sweet
My work brings both gladness and despair
but in belief nothing can
be held back

If I could alter life with a dream
I would still say no
For I shall remain the same
with belief’s faltering, until death

My dream of belief has no end

My dream of belief has no end
It is there beside my work
Even so I have never despised work
as I have despised belief

For although belief can be sweet
My work brings both gladness and despair
but in belief nothing can
be held back

If I could alter life with a dream
I would still say no
For I shall remain the same
with belief’s faltering, until death
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