Lyrics of Levere Nåkka - Kari Bremnes

Levere Nåkka (original)

Du kan stresse dæ avgårde, du kan ligge på ei strand
Du kan lyse I terrenget, du kan gjemme dæ I sand
Du kan holde dæ I skinnet eller la det flyte fritt
Du kan telle dine penga, du kan telle dine skritt
Men du må levere nåkka, joda, alle må vi det
Du kan stemple hos Vårherre eller mye lenger ned
D’e det samme ka du hete og det samme kem du e
Men du må levere nåkka, joda, alle må vi det
Du kan styre dette landet, du kan være min frisør
Du kan feske her i elva, du kan legge ho I rør
Du kan vaske korridoran, du kan leite etter mat
Du kan være elskerinna te den finske diplomat
Men du må levere nåkka, joda, alle må vi det
Du kan stemple hos Vårherre eller mye lenger ned
D’e det samme ka du hete og det samme kem du e
Men du må levere nåkka, joda, alle må vi det
Du kan komme for å frelse, for å trøste eller bær
Du kan lære folk å skyte på kverandre med gevær
Du kan selge dine sanga, du kan skaffe kokain
Du kan gjøre denne bygda te en rykandes ruin
Men du må levere nåkka, joda, alle må vi det
Du kan stemple hos Vårherre eller mye lenger ned
D’e det samme ka du hete og det samme kem du e
Men du må levere nåkka, alle må vi det

(translation)

You can stress away, you can lie on a beach
You can shine in the terrain, you can hide it in the sand
You can keep it in the skin or let it flow freely
You can count your money, you can count your steps
But you have to deliver something, yes, we all have to
You can stamp with Our Lord or much further down
It’s the same thing you can call it and the same thing you can do
But you have to deliver something, yes, we all have to
You can run this country, you can be my hairdresser
You can fish here in the river, you can put ho in pipes
You can clean the corridor, you can look for food
You can be the mistress of the Finnish diplomat
But you have to deliver something, yes, we all have to
You can stamp with Our Lord or much further down
It’s the same thing you can call it and the same thing you can do
But you have to deliver something, yes, we all have to
You can come to save, to comfort or to carry
You can teach people to shoot at each other with rifles
You can sell your songs, you can get cocaine
You can make this village tea a smoky ruin
But you have to deliver something, yes, we all have to
You can stamp with Our Lord or much further down
It’s the same thing you can call it and the same thing you can do
But you have to deliver something, we all have to