Translation of the song lyrics De Sa Det Lå I Luften - Bjørn Eidsvåg

De Sa Det Lå I Luften (original)

De sa det lå i luften, han ville komme snart
men Ole var lei av å vente
I snart to tusen år hadde ventetida vart
nå var det vel på tide noe hendte
Så gikk han ut i byen,
han ville være from
han sa han ville møte
sin Frelser når han kom
Den første Ole møtte var en gutt som ba om mat
Han gråt fra et bilde på muren
Men ingen kan vel hjelpe et barn på en plakat
så Ole kunne fortsette turen
Men den han gikk og søkte
og den han ventet på
var en han ikke kjente
men faktisk så
Litt lenger ned i gaten sto strøkets piker klar
og ventet på kveldens bestilling
og Ole kom straks med en hånlig kommentar
om å selge sin kropp for en shilling
Men den han gikk og søkte
og den han ventet på
var en han ikke kjente
men faktisk så
En dranker ba om penger, men Ole gikk forbi
Det skulle jo ligge i luften
Han gikk utenom fylliken, lot ham bare bli
han likte ikke helt den stramme duften
Men den han gikk og søkte
og den han ventet på
var en han ikke kjente
men faktisk så
Til deg som går og sier at Jesus kommer snart
ikke bare vær så opptatt av å vente
Han kommer nok en gang, for det sa han ganske klart
men imens kan du se ham i din neste

De Sa Det Lå I Luften (translation)

They said it was in the air, he would come soon
but Ole was tired of waiting
For almost two thousand years the wait had lasted
now it was probably time something happened
Then he went out into the city,
he would be pious
he said he would meet
his Savior when he came
The first Ole met was a boy who asked for food
He cried from a picture on the wall
But no one can help a child on a poster
so Ole could continue the trip
But the one he went and sought
and the one he was waiting for
was one he did not know
but in fact so
A little further down the street, the girls of the neighborhood stood ready
and waited for tonight's order
and Ole immediately made a scornful comment
about selling his body for a shilling
But the one he went and sought
and the one he was waiting for
was one he did not know
but in fact so
A drinker asked for money, but Ole passed by
It should be in the air
He went around getting drunk, just letting him stay
he did not quite like the tight scent
But the one he went and sought
and the one he was waiting for
was one he did not know
but in fact so
To you who go and say that Jesus is coming soon
Don't just be so anxious to wait
He's coming again, because he said that quite clearly
but meanwhile you can see him in your neighbor