| I Oslo bys kulisser kan du skimte nattens snner
| In Oslo city's scenery, you can glimpse the lights of the night
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| De var en familie pҐ fire, en mor, en datter og to snner.
| They were a family of four, a mother, a daughter and two brothers.
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| Den eldste solgte bnner, rocka speed og eide gunner.
| The oldest sold beans, rocked speed and owned guns.
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| Riktignok var den plombert men hadde likevel effekt,
| Admittedly, it was sealed but still had an effect,
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| den ga respekt, skapte skrekk og jagde hverdagshelter vekk.
| it commanded respect, created terror and chased away everyday heroes.
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| Han begynte i det smҐ, sҐ ble han frekkere og frekkere.
| He started small, then became ruder and ruder.
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| Det vakke lenger penger nok i hekkere.
| There is no longer enough money in nesters.
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| SҐ la han en plan med en kumpan og sammen stjal de en Merce.
| Then he made a plan with a friend and together they stole a Merce.
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| De kr¦sja inn i en databutikk og stakk av med stashet.
| They crashed into a computer store and ran away with a bang.
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| Et brekk ble fort til flere, ville ha mere, gutten mista tellinga.
| A break quickly turned into several, wanted more, the boy lost count.
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| Hvem vet hva som drev ham, var det spenna eller spenninga?
| Who knows what drove him, was it excitement or excitement?
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| Hans venner var harde, hans fiender var snuten.
| His friends were hard, his enemies were mean.
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| Ja, gutten var brҐtt blitt voksen, familien greiden seg uten.
| Yes, the boy had grown up quickly, the family managed without him.
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| Han fikk seg fet leilighet.
| He got himself a nice apartment.
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| … pule damer ble rutine, de tynne med silikon og masse brunkrem i trynet,
| ... pule ladies became routine, the thin ones with silicone and a lot of tanning cream in their snouts,
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| som vil ha kl¦r.
| who want clothes.
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| Men han ga ogsҐ damene sine — bank, uten Ґ fortrekke en mine.
| But he also gave his ladies—knock, without preempting a mine.
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| For han var kald og hjertels, aldri nervs, hard mot de harde,
| For he was cold and of heart, never of nerves, hard on the hard,
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| serist samvittighetsls.
| serious conscience
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| Han brukte bol for Ґ bli sv¦r, tok sol og pleide seg selv. | He used bol to get sick, sunbathed and took care of himself. |
| Han brukte avbitertang — nҐr han krevde inn gjeld.
| He used nippers — when collecting debts.
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| Han sto hvis noen slo’n, han regjerte fra tronen,
| He stood if someone hit him, he ruled from the throne,
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| for han var kongen i miljet og fornyd med situasjonen.
| for he was the king of the environment and delighted with the situation.
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| Men det var noe i drmmene hans om natta som plaga’n —
| But there was something in his dreams that night that plagued—
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| det var en tolv Ґr gammel spinkel bleik og blodig gutt som jaga’n.
| there was a twelve-year-old thin pale and bloody boy like the jaga'n.
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| Pass deg nҐ. | Take care now. |
| Veit du bare ville v¦re rҐ. | Know you just wanted to be raw. |
| Du ville leve uten grenser,
| You would live without limits,
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| men det er en ting du ikke enser,
| but there is one thing you do not agree with,
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| samme hva du mҐtte tro sҐ fikk det store konsekvenser.
| no matter what you might think, it had major consequences.
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| Pass deg nҐ, pass deg nҐ.
| Take care now, take care now.
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| Hun hadde mange drmmer, fikk den mannen hun elsket, to snner og en datter,
| She had many dreams, got the man she loved, two sons and a daughter,
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| i mange Ґr var huset fylt med av latter. | for many years the house was filled with laughter. |
| Kl.
| At
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| 5 etter arbeidet nҐr mannen kom hjem, la han hendene
| 5 after work when the man came home, he laid his hands
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| rundt kona si og ga hun en klem. | around his wife and gave her a hug. |
| SҐnn holdt det frem, men en dag hoppa mannen
| So it went on, but one day the man jumped
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| over
| above
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| kosen. | the cuddle. |
| Han stinka billig parfyme, og lukta ugler i mosen. | He reeked of cheap perfume, and smelled owls in the moss. |
| SҐ la han kortene pҐ
| Then he laid down the cards
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| bordet
| the table
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| og forklarte situasjonen. | and explained the situation. |
| Han hadde mtt en annen dame og ville skilles fra
| He had met another lady and wanted a divorce
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| konen.
| the wife.
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| — hun ble snderknust, delagt, desp og forbanna, men hun kjempa som en gal,
| — she was shattered, broken, depressed and cursed, but she fought like a madman,
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| for Ґ fҐ
| for Ґ fҐ
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| retten til barna. | the right of the children. |
| Ville holde dem samla, og gi ungene kj¦rlighet, | Would keep them together, and give the kids love, |
| gi dem trygghet nҐr
| give them peace of mind now
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| de vokste opp og l¦re dem om ¦rlighet. | they grew up teaching them about honesty. |
| Det ble en tff tid med regninger og mat
| It was a busy time with bills and food
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| som
| as
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| skulle kjpes, hun jobba ekstra pҐ kveldene for Ґ fҐ endene til Ґ mtes.
| was going to be bought, she worked extra in the evenings to make ends meet.
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| Og ungene de
| And those kids
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| vokste opp, og mҐtte ta til takke med, at mora aldri var der nҐr de trengte en Ґ
| grew up, and had to accept that their mother was never there when they needed a
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| snakke med. | speak with. |
| Hun skjnte det og rmte inn i skuffelse og bitterhet,
| She saw it and fell into disappointment and bitterness,
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| nҐ drakk hun — for
| nҐ she drank — for
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| Ґ gjemme vekk sin dҐrlige samvittighet. | Hiding away his bad conscience. |
| Skremme vekk fornemmelsen av sakte Ґ
| Scaring away the sensation of slow Ґ
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| kveles
| suffocate
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| i en tanke om at alt hun hadde ofret var forgjeves.
| in a thought that everything she had sacrificed was in vain.
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| Pass deg nҐ. | Take care now. |
| Ingen er der til Ґ passe pҐ. | No one is there to look after. |
| Fr du visste ordet av det, sa det ste
| Before you knew the word of it, it said
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| livet ha det, det Ґ reise seg er tft nҐr den du elsker gҐr i fra deg.
| life has it, it gets up is tft when the one you love leaves you.
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| Pass deg nҐ, pass deg nҐ.
| Take care now, take care now.
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| Det er en evig sken fra den dagen man fdes.
| It is an eternal glow from the day one is born.
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| Jeg har eldre ssken sj¦l sҐ jeg veit hvordan det fles.
| I have an older sibling so I know how it feels.
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| For tidlig skal du krkes om du god bror skal bli.
| Too soon you will be worried if you are going to be a good brother.
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| SҐ fr lillebror i storien vi forteller fylte ti var han sikker i sitt svar,
| So when the little brother in the story we tell turned ten, he was sure of his answer,
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| han ville bli som broren var, stor og hard,
| he wanted to be like his brother, big and tough,
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| der fant han trsten i sin mangel av en far,
| there he found solace in his lack of a father,
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| men med dҐrlig karakterer fikk han masse stress fra moren, | but with bad grades he got a lot of stress from his mother, |
| sҐ han gjorde som broren, og ga F i hele skolen.
| so he did as his brother did, and gave F's throughout school.
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| Dette skjedde pҐ den tiden da 501 var popul¦rt,
| This happened at the time when 501 was popular,
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| han brt seg inn i en sjappe og solgte det han hadde stj¦lt.
| he broke into a store and sold what he had stolen.
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| Ville fortelle sin bror, han var sҐ stolt og ville skryte,
| Wanted to tell his brother, he was so proud and wanted to brag,
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| men broren lo bare rҐtt av ham og kaldte han en pyse.
| but the brother just laughed at him and called him a sissy.
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| «Jeg skal nok bevise, at jeg kan trre, at jeg duger»
| "I'll probably prove that I can pull, that I'm good enough"
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| Men broren sa; | But the brother said; |
| «Du tr ikke en dritt, du bare juger».
| "You don't give a shit, you just juggle."
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| Jeg lover deg en storebror som hҐner deg er v¦rre enn du aner,
| I promise you a big brother who hates you is worse than you know,
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| sҐ nҐ lҐ han pҐ sitt rom og lagde planer.
| so he lay in his room and made plans.
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| Snen kom den natten gutten tok aff¦re, han sneik seg ut pҐ balkongen,
| The snow came the night the boy took action, he crept out onto the balcony,
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| og klatra fort ned fra fjerde. | and climb down quickly from fourth. |
| Hva hadde han i gj¦re?
| What was he doing?
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| Han gikk bort til en kjerre, fikk opp lҐsen, kobla motorn, og fikk start pҐ
| He walked over to a trailer, unlocked it, turned on the engine, and started it
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| den desverre. | unfortunately. |
| Hundre og tjue, hundre og tredve, plutslig gҐre alt for fort.
| One hundred and twenty, one hundred and thirty, suddenly all too fast.
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| SҐ kommer et smell, det eksploderer i sort. | Then there's a bang, it explodes into black. |
| Snen faller og faller som for
| The snow is falling and falling
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| Ґ si at alt er slutt. | Ґ say that everything is over. |
| I vraket ligger liket av en 12 Ґr gammel gutt.
| In the wreckage lies the body of a 12-year-old boy.
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| Hvil deg nҐ, du var den som ingen passet pҐ. | Rest now, you were the one no one cared about. |
| Du ville alle skulle se deg,
| You wanted everyone to see you,
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| men nҐ hviler du i fred, Jeg vet at englene skal passe pҐ sҐ ingenting | but now you rest in peace, I know the angels will watch over nothing |
| skal skje deg. | will happen to you. |
| Hvil deg nҐ, hvil deg nҐ.
| Rest now, rest now.
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| I Oslo bys kulisser kan du skimte nattens snner | In Oslo city's scenery, you can glimpse the lights of the night |