"Om Hundredeaar er alting Glemt"

[Futhark]

What does Borknagar you mean with the song "Om Hundredeaar er alting Glemt"(Everything is forgotten when hundredyears have past) ?

What exactly is forgotten?

 

[Fjelltussa]

Isn't that a quote that some big 19th century author said or wrote? Don't remember who... Wergeland, maybe... Not Ibsen...? But that isn't forgotten (it's proved wrong now), 'cause he's still remembered and big. Anyway, it's now just used as an expression, or so.... Mostly...

 

[Futhark]

Ok, I thougt that maybe it meant something like "IN about hundred years, noone would remember the Christians, because we would go back to the -old domain-" or something... hehe

It would have been cool to get an answer from someone in the band to answer what this song means!

 

[Futhark]

Still no one can answer?

 

[Ziuwarian]

Everything clearly means everything, everything that has been once, thousands of years ago, and what is today might very well be lost in thousands of years from now on. Guess it more means that mankind does not really develop, doesn't build on it's achievements, just toss one thing and start another from time to time.

However I wouldn't agree fully with that statement, as we still know some little bits of what the people once knew, and are also somehow able to make educated guesses (from archaeology) - still, much is lost indeed.

 

[Fjelltussa]

Maybe it was Hamsun..... If you find who said it, you'll find what it means.

But don't think it means much more than what it sais. Almost as "time heals all wounds"...... I'll see if I can find who said it. Ask my norwegian teacher or smth....

 

[bang]

It was Hamsun.

"Om hundrede Aar er alting glemt"

Jeg driver iaften og tænker og strider,
jeg synes jeg er som en kantret Baad,
og alt hvad jeg jamrer og alt hvad jeg lider
saa ser jeg mig ingen Raad.
Men hvi skal jeg være så haardt beklemt?
Om hundrede Aar er alting glemt.

Da hopper jeg heller og synger en Vise
og holder mit Liv for en skjøn Roman.
Jeg æter ved Gud som en fuldvoksen Rise
og drikker som bare Fan.
Men hvi skal jeg fare med al den Skjæmt?
Om hundrede Aar er alting glemt.

Saa stanser jeg virkelig heller Striden
og ganger tilsjøs med min pinte Sjæl.
Der finder nok Verden mig engang siden
saa bitterlig druknet ihjæl.
Men hvi skal jeg ende saa altfor slemt?
Om hundrede Aar er alting glemt.

A nei, det er bedre at rusle og leve
og skrive en Bog til hver kommende Jul
og stige tilslut til en Versets Greve
og dø som Romanens Mogul.
Da er der blot dette som gjør mig forstemt:
Om hundrede Aar er alting glemt.


- Knut Hamsun -

 

[Averathinx]

Great poem that.

 

[Fjelltussa]

Aah, there it was! So it was Hamsun! yes, he was a great poet!

Then the meaning of the frase is smth like: Don't take too hard on things, and relax, 'cause in hundred years, everything's forgotten anyway!

Thanks, bang, for posting the poem here!

 

[Peril]

I wonder if that is supposed to be a comforting statement?

 

[Futhark]

Thanks alot!!
You guys are great!!!!! =)))))))

 

[Fjelltussa]

Originally posted by Peril
I wonder if that is supposed to be a comforting statement?

Hehe, I guess...

 

[Averathinx]

Hmm, the poem has two "sides" I guess... First, it is optimistic:

Da hopper jeg heller og synger en Vise
og holder mit Liv for en skjøn Roman.
Jeg æter ved Gud som en fuldvoksen Rise
og drikker som bare Fan.

Then it ends with some depressing sentence...

Men hvi skal jeg fare med al den Skjæmt?
Om hundrede Aar er alting glemt.

But I don't understand norwegian fully, so I may be wrong hehe...