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About Við ótta og bivan
Við ótta og bivan (“With fear and trembling”) and Uníssono (“Unison”) form a pair of songs Brazilian-Faroese composer Andras Atlason offers to the world in 2023. In a shift from his 2022 record Atlantis, these two singles manifest the most personal his music has ever gotten. They sing from the heart about the joys and the sorrows of one’s search for connection with God, with oneself and with others. They sing about doubting in faith, about trembling in duty and, lastly, about the hope for ultimate redemptive harmony through the plain exercise of Love. Both single covers are digital re-readings of The Dove, No. 1, a painting by Swedish artist and mystic Hilma af Klint.
Released on the following formats
Digitally on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.). You can check it out on with this link: https://bfan.link/vid-otta-og-bivan
Við ótta og bivan
Words: Andras Atlason
Music: Andras Atlason
| Við ótta og bivan Líðandi minka vit burtur Til hjartans lastir Tigandi tola vit stormin Vit biðja og bíða Vit halda fram
Vit halda á Still og burtur frá Stjørnan vísir á Mítt lagnukall Ímoti vindinum Eg orki ikki meir Eg vil sigla heim Og boða frá Mínum kalli Sum eitt tám Fyri mínum eygum Sveimar ein vónarsjón Av ótta og bivan Hetta támið Brennur míni eygu Eg styrki mína vónarsjón Við ótta og bivan Eg styrki mína vónarsjón | With fear and trembling We gradually shrink away To the burdens of the heart We silently endure the storm We pray and wait We go on We hold fast Calm and from afar The star indicates My destiny’s calling Upwind I can’t take it anymore I want to sail home And announce My calling Like a haze Before my eyes Roams an illusion Of fear and trembling This haze Burns my eyes I invigorate my illusion With fear and trembling I invigorate my illusion |
