Translation of the song lyrics Ballad om censuren - Cornelis Vreeswijk

Ballad om censuren (original)

Fare erotikens faror, bevara barnen sm.
Som inte har en aning om hur illa det kan g.
Nej lt dom hoppa hage och leka militare.
Och skjuta p varandra med leksaksgevare.
Lt barnen kriga lungt snllt och glmma allt sexuellt.
Som hotar dem frn alla hll och nog are det vl tur.
Att vi hare I landet har ordning och censur.
I sodom och gomorra var diciplinen svag.
Och den som kritiserade blev hngd samma dag.
Poliserna var busar, borgmstarn en kanalj.
Och den som drack mest l och brnnvin fick guldmedalj.
Moralen var det uselt med fare tiden hade gtt ur led.
Det syndades bd natt och dag I ur som I skur.
I sodom och gomorra fanns det ingen censur.
Ivan den frskrcklige han var en mrklig man.
Han gjorde som han ville gare om det om ni kan.
Han hade vilda vanor han stllde hga krav.
Och den som kritiserade hggs huvud utav.
Och ingen tordes gra nt fare Ivan kunde hra nt.
Och han var inte god och tas med nare han blev sur.
Ivan den frskrcklige var svag fare censur.
Damer utan klder ska man inte titta p.
Fy skms p sig medborgare som tittar nd.
Det are onaturligt att se en kvinna bar.
Det kan man bli frstrd av den saken are klar.
Hon skulle haft p sig ngot ltt och dansat klassisk rysk balett.
D hade det varit konst och befrmjat vare kultur.
Det hare are vl ingen konst censur, censur!
Kan hnda att ni anser att sdant inte stare.
Men lita p kritiken den vet vad den gare.
Dom ser vad som are bra och tilltet fare publik.
Dom ser vad som are dligt och skriver kritik.
Medborgare s fort ni ser att ngot omoraliskt sker.
Eller ni fare syn p ntt som inte are kultur.
Vnd blicken bort och blunda och skrik p censur!

(translation)

Danger the dangers of eroticism, preserve the children sm.
Who has no idea how bad it can g.
No lt they jump pasture and play militare.
And shoot each other with toy transmitters.
Let the children fight peacefully and forget everything sexual.
Which threatens them from all sides and probably it's good luck.
That we hare In the country has order and censorship.
In Sodom and Gomorrah, discipline was weak.
And whoever criticized was hanged the same day.
The cops were miscreants, the mayor a scoundrel.
And the one who drank the most beer and brandy got a gold medal.
The moral was that it was lousy with danger that time had gone out of its way.
It was sinned bd night and day I ur as I shed.
In Sodom and Gomorrah there was no censorship.
Ivan the Terrible he was a strange man.
He did as he pleased about it if you can.
He had wild habits, he made high demands.
And whoever criticized was beheaded.
And no one thought that Ivan could eat.
And he was not good and was taken when he got angry.
Ivan the Terrible was weak against censorship.
Ladies without clothes should not be looked at.
Shame on you citizens watching nd.
It is unnatural to see a woman bar.
You can be surprised by that thing is ready.
She would have worn something light and danced classical Russian ballet.
Then it had been art and promoted culture.
Det hare are vl no art censorship, censorship!
Maybe you think that's not staring.
But trust the criticism it knows what it is talking about.
They see what is good and what attracts the public.
They see what is good and write criticism.
Citizens, as soon as you see something immoral happening.
Or you see things that are not culture.
Avert your eyes and close your eyes and scream at censorship!