| Speleman, speleman, sg mig vem du are
| Fiddler, fiddler, tell me who you are
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| Ensam man, ensam man, spelar hr och dr
| Lonely man, lone man, plays hr and dr
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| Fjrran frn, fjrran frn bar jag min fiol
| Far away, far away I wore my violin
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| Som ett ln, som ett ln ifrn hav och sol
| Like a loan, like a loan from the sea and the sun
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| Stt fiolen under hakan din
| Put the violin under your chin
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| Spela visan mjuk och ltt och fin
| Play the song soft and light and nice
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| Hret svart och kinden slt och blek
| The hair is black and the cheek is pale and pale
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| Fatta strken din och lek
| Grasp your strength and play
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| Spela du, spela du, visan en gng till
| Play, play, show again
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| Inte nu, inte nu, inte frrn jag vill
| Not now, not now, not before I want to
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| Speleman, speleman, sg mig nr du far
| Fiddler, fiddler, tell me when you father
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| H jag kan, h jag kan stanna ngra dar
| H I can, h I can stay a few days
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| Stt fiolen under hakan din
| Put the violin under your chin
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| Spela visan mjuk och ltt och fin
| Play the song soft and light and nice
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| Hret svart och kinden slt och blek
| The hair is black and the cheek is pale and pale
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| Fatta strken din och lek
| Grasp your strength and play
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| (Folk) Musician
| (Folk) Musician
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| Musician, musician, tell me who you are
| Musician, musician, tell me who you are
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| Lonely man, lonely man playing here and there
| Lonely man, lonely man playing here and there
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| Distant from, distant from, me carrying a violin
| Distant from, distant from, me carrying a violin
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| Like a loan, from the sea and the sun
| Like a loan, from the sea and the sun
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| With your violin under your chin
| With your violin under your chin
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| Play songs meek and smooth and wan
| Play songs meek and smooth and wan
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| You catch the highway and you play
| You catch the highway and you play
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| You play, you play songs that are a pathway to
| You play, you play songs that are a pathway to
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| Not new, not new, not before I will
| Not new, not new, not before I will
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| Musician tell me are you close or you far
| Musician tell me are you close or you far
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| Oh I can stop a while there
| Oh I can stop a while there
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| With your violin under your chin… | With your violin under your chin… |