Music Video of the Month – September 2025: “Dra” by Thomas Dybdahl, Izabell, Tore Pang, and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra

Music Video of the Month: “Dra” by Thomas Dybdahl, Izabell, Tore Pang, and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra

The song Dra (Leave) expresses a modern version of the same driving force that sparked the beginning of the Norwegian emigration to North America 200 years ago: the urge to travel, the hope for a better life, and the courage to leave the familiar in search of a new future.

The music also highlights how longing and mobility are still part of both Norwegian and North American identity—just in new forms.

The music video was filmed on board the Restauration, in Stavanger.

Watch and listen to the music video Dra by Thomas Dybdahl, Izabell, Tore Pang, and string players from the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra here.

And read the full lyrics here (use Google or AI to translate).

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