| Jag älskar Dig så högt Maria
| I love you so much Maria
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| Ja, bara för Ditt vackra, ljuva namn
| Yes, just for your beautiful, sweet name
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| Ja, många sköna flickor har det namnet
| Yes, many beautiful girls have that name
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| Jag därför drunknat har i mången famn
| I have therefore drowned in many embraces
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| Ibland så är Du blond Maria
| Sometimes you're blond Maria
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| Rätt ofta är Du mörk, ibland brunett
| Quite often you are dark, sometimes brunette
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| Ja, man får riktigt ligga i och fria
| Yes, you can really lie in and be free
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| Och sköta korten på det bästa sätt
| And take care of the cards in the best way
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| Ja, svärmor efter svärmor har jag skaffat
| Yes, mother-in-law after mother-in-law I got
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| Där har det inte varit någon brist
| There has been no shortage there
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| Polisen har mig många gånger haffat
| The police have arrested me many times
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| Och skyllt mig för att vara bigamist
| And blame me for being a bigamist
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| Jag älskar Dig så högt Maria
| I love you so much Maria
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| Ja, bara för Ditt vackra, ljuva namn
| Yes, just for your beautiful, sweet name
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| Ja, många sköna flickor har det namnet
| Yes, many beautiful girls have that name
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| Jag därför drunknat har i mången famn
| I have therefore drowned in many embraces
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| Ibland så är Du blond Maria
| Sometimes you're blond Maria
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| Rätt ofta är Du mörk, ibland brunett
| Quite often you are dark, sometimes brunette
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| Ja, man får riktigt ligga i och fria
| Yes, you can really lie in and be free
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| Och sköta korten på det bästa sätt
| And take care of the cards in the best way
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| En psykolog sa till mig häromdagen:
| A psychologist told me the other day:
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| Försök nu att bli kär i en Sophie!
| Now try to fall in love with a Sophie!
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| Nu kämpar jag så jag får ont i magen
| Now I'm fighting so I get a stomach ache
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| För att ifrån Mariorna bli fri
| To be free from the Mariors
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| Jag älskar Dig så högt Maria
| I love you so much Maria
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| Ja, bara för Ditt vackra, ljuva namn
| Yes, just for your beautiful, sweet name
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| Ja, många sköna flickor har det namnet
| Yes, many beautiful girls have that name
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| Jag därför drunknat har i mången famn
| I have therefore drowned in many embraces
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| I love you deeply, dear Maria
| I love you deeply, dear Maria
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| I like to say your lovely name aloud
| I like to say your lovely name aloud
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| So many girls are also called Maria
| So many girls are also called Maria
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| We have to share our passion with a crowd
| We have to share our passion with a crowd
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| Sometimes you are a blonde Maria
| Sometimes you are a blonde Maria
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| But often you are brown or else brunette
| But often you are brown or else brunette
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| Sometimes I get confused with which Maria
| Sometimes I get confused with which Maria
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| Has willingly been trapped inside my net
| Has willingly been trapped inside my net
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| The mothers of the maidens called Maria
| The mothers of the maidens called Maria
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| Have called their future son-in-law a curse
| Have called their future son-in-law a curse
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| They even set police on me, Maria
| They even set police on me, Maria
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| Accusing me of bigamy and worse
| Accusing me of bigamy and worse
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| I love you deeply, dear Maria
| I love you deeply, dear Maria
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| I like to say your lovely name aloud
| I like to say your lovely name aloud
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| So many girls are also called Maria
| So many girls are also called Maria
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| We have to share our passion with a crowd
| We have to share our passion with a crowd
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| Sometimes you are a blonde Maria
| Sometimes you are a blonde Maria
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| But often you are brown or else brunette
| But often you are brown or else brunette
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| Sometimes I get confused with which Maria
| Sometimes I get confused with which Maria
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| Has willingly been trapped inside my net
| Has willingly been trapped inside my net
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| A psy-cho-an-al-yst once said, severely
| A psy-cho-an-al-yst once said, severely
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| «You have a bad addiction to this name
| «You have a bad addiction to this name
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| It’s time you changed to girls who love you dearly
| It’s time you changed to girls who love you dearly
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| Called Lulu, Froufrou, Ann or even Mame!»
| Called Lulu, Froufrou, Ann or even Mame! »
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| I love you deeply, dear Maria
| I love you deeply, dear Maria
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| I like to say your lovely name aloud
| I like to say your lovely name aloud
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| So many girls are also called Maria
| So many girls are also called Maria
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| We have to share our passion with a crowd | We have to share our passion with a crowd |