| En forskremt skikkelse i skyggen,
| A frightened figure in the shadow,
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| fillete og fattig, men vakker og rik,
| ragged and poor, but beautiful and rich,
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| folen og forvridd, men ingen stakkar:
| foal and twisted, but no poor:
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| hun gjemmer seg so godt hun kan.
| she hides as best she can.
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| Hun er forhatt av de fleste,
| She is hated by most,
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| men elsket av de aller beste.
| but loved by the very best.
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| Reiser gjerne langt og lenge,
| I like to travel far and long,
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| hun gor alene, barbeint i skiten,
| she walks alone, barefoot in the shit,
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| po ubrukte veier, gjengrodde stier,
| on unused roads, overgrown paths,
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| i dyretrakk og farlige leier.
| in animal shelters and dangerous camps.
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| Oppover, til himmelens rand
| Up, to the edge of the sky
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| i lasten; | in the cargo; |
| galskap i botter og spann.
| madness in bots and buckets.
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| Himmelen revner nor hun nor opp:
| The sky cracks nor she nor up:
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| hymnen tar slutt for saueflokk.
| the hymn ends for flocks of sheep.
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| Lyse lokker, lure smil,
| Bright curls, sly smiles,
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| bie blikk, bak sjalet
| bee glance, behind the shawl
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| melkehvit hud, kritthvite tenner.
| milky white skin, chalk white teeth.
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| Latteren skremmer de fleste. | Laughter scares most people. |