| Egentlig En Danser (original) | Egentlig En Danser (translation) |
|---|---|
| Æ hadde vorre ute | I had ours out |
| Æ va full av vin og prat | I was full of wine and talk |
| Æ va moden for en taxi | I was ready for a taxi |
| Æ har alltid vorre lat | I've always been lazy |
| Det va ingen bila ledig | There was no car available |
| Alle taklysan va sløkt | All the ceiling lights were off |
| Sekkert snakka litt for mye | Probably talked a little too much |
| Sekkert flira litt for høgt | Probably a little too loud |
| Æ gikk mot St. Hanshaugen | I walked towards St. Hanshaugen |
| Det va ikkje langt å gå | It was not far to go |
| Det va nye støveletta | It was a new boot |
| De va akkurat for små | They were just too small |
| Æ fikk stansa en Mercedes | I had to stop a Mercedes |
| Æ va glad og lealaus | I was happy and lealaus |
| Æ va åpen for å skravle | I was open to chatter |
| Men sjåføren min va taus | But my driver was silent |
| Det blei nesten litt for stille | It became almost a little too quiet |
| Så æ nynna på en låt | So I hum a song |
| Så så æ plutselig I speilet | Then I suddenly looked in the mirror |
| At sjåføren satt og gråt | That the driver sat and cried |
| Vi va kommet dit æ bodde | We had come to where we lived |
| Og historia e sann | And history is true |
| Her begynte han å snakke: | Here he began to speak: |
| E du sanger, spurte han: | Are you singing, he asked: |
| Æ e egentlig en danser | I'm really a dancer |
| Men æ danse ikkje meir | But I do not dance anymore |
| Æ kan ikkje lenger danse uten ho | I can no longer dance without her |
| Vi va ett og samme trinn | We were one and the same step |
| Samme hjerte, samme kinn | Same heart, same cheek |
| Når vi dansa va vi èn | When we danced we were one |
| Og ikkje to | And not two |
