| Vem ska komma över havet
| Who will get over the sea
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| med ett segel vitt som snö
| with a sail as white as snow
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| Vem ska färdas genom natten
| Who should travel through the night
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| hit till denna dödens ö
| here to this island of death
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| Vem ska trotsa vind och vågor
| Who will defy wind and waves
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| styra skeppet in i hamn
| steer the ship into port
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| Vem ska stiga upp på kajen
| Who should get up on the quay
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| här i detta öde land
| here in this desolate land
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| Vem ska vandra genom staden
| Who should walk through the city
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| under regnet utan slut
| during the rain without end
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| Vem ska gå i tomma gator
| Who should walk in empty streets
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| upp till detta släckta hus
| up to this extinguished house
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| Vem ska lyfta portens regel
| Who should lift the gate rule
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| tung av mörker, svart av tid
| heavy of darkness, black of time
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| Vem ska ta dom sista stegen
| Who will take the last steps
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| Vem ska väcka mej till liv
| Who will bring me to life?
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| Vem ska komma utan rädsla
| Who will come without fear
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| Vem ska glänta på min dörr
| Who will knock on my door?
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| Vem ska träda in i mörkret
| Who will enter the darkness
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| det som ingen vågat förr
| that which no one has dared before
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| Vem ska lossa min bojor
| Who will loosen my shackles
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| Vem ska lösa mina band
| Who will solve my ties
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| Vem ska öppna fönstrets luckor
| Who should open the window shutters
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| Vem ska blotta stjärnorna
| Who should bare the stars
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| Vem ska fatta mina händer
| Who will take my hands
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| bända upp min gistna kropp
| pry up my hot body
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| Vem ska tina upp mitt hjärta
| Who will thaw my heart?
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| Vem ska ge mej tro och hopp
| Who will give me faith and hope
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| Vem ska ge mej glädjen åter
| Who will give me the joy again
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| Vem ska ge mej kraft och mod
| Who will give me strength and courage
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| Vem ska öppna mina ögon
| Who will open my eyes
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| Vem ska ge mitt sinne ro
| Who will give my mind peace
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| Ska hon komma höljd i purpur
| Should she come covered in purple
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| sobelbrämad, sidenklädd
| sable-brimmed, silk-clad
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| Ska hon komma tyngd av bördor
| Should she come burdened by burdens
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| tiggartrasig, illa sedd
| beggarly, ill-mannered
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| Ska hon komma ifrån öster
| Should she come from the east
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| så som solen har sin gång
| as the sun has its course
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| Ska hon komma ifrån väster
| Should she come from the west
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| där där natten börjar om
| where the night begins again
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| Vem ska komma över havet
| Who will get over the sea
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| med ett segel vitt som snö
| with a sail as white as snow
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| Vem ska färdas genom natten
| Who should travel through the night
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| hit till denna dödens ö
| here to this island of death
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| Vem ska trotsa vind och vågor
| Who will defy wind and waves
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| Vem ska sjunga livets sång
| Who will sing the song of life
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| Vem ska komma till mitt läger
| Who's going to my camp?
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| Vem ska ta mej härifrån | Who's going to take me out of here |