Lyrics of Takfest i Brooklyn - Calvert, Fela

Takfest i Brooklyn (original)

I dag tenkte jeg plutselig på deg
Da vi møttes en gang i mai
På en takfest i Brooklyn
Det var der jeg først så deg
Det jeg likte aller best med deg var at
Du ga totalt faen i alt
Det de andre tenkte om deg
Du gjorde akkurat som du ville
Det er det jeg likte med deg
Sammen ble vi ofte fulle
Og gjorde dumme ting jeg ikke angrer på
Du viste meg rundt i byen
Sammen gjorde vi alt
Det jeg likte aller best med oss var at
Vi ga totalt faen i alt
Det de andre tenkte om oss
Vi gjorde akkurat som vi ville
Det er det jeg likte med oss
Klokka går for fort, skal vi dvele?
Eller la følelser forlate redet?
Jeg tenker at jeg tenker altfor mye
Kan’ke være der og by på bryet
Kan’ke si for mye og vi’kke si for lite
Like greit å holde seg til minner man kan nyte
Kanskje det er like greit at ting er som de er
Jeg kan’ke være der du der
I dag tenkte jeg plutselig på deg

(translation)

Today I suddenly thought of you
When we met once in May
At a rooftop party in Brooklyn
That's where I first saw you
What I liked most about you was that
You totally gave a shit about everything
What the others thought about you
You did exactly as you wanted
That's what I liked about you
Together we often got drunk
And did stupid things I don't regret
You showed me around the city
Together we did everything
What I liked most about us was that
We totally gave a shit about everything
What the others thought about us
We did exactly as we wanted
That's what I liked about us
The clock is running too fast, shall we dwell?
Or let feelings leave the nest?
I think that I think way too much
Can't be there and offer the trouble
Can't say too much and we can't say too little
Just as well to stick to memories you can enjoy
Maybe it's just as well that things are the way they are
I can't be where you are
Today I suddenly thought of you