
Date of issue: 10.10.2013
Record label: Propeller
Song language: Norwegian
Vi slakta sau(original) |
Vi slakta sau. |
Vi lærte ord |
Som marlake og bottlangsbror |
Kver innmat-del, kver pølsetarm |
Som kunne nøttes, hadde namn |
Vi slakta sau på fløan sjy |
Rundt Vinterdag, ved måne-ny |
De gamle hadde trua på |
At kjøttet drygdes meire då vi slakta sau |
Vi slakta sau vi tappa blod |
Eg stramma tau mens far min slo |
Eg grudde meg, men lærte fort: |
Det va førr maten det blei gjort |
Vi slakta sau. |
Det måtte te |
Vi spretta skank og knekte lé |
Og tomma skinn til dyret hong |
Som naken skrott i tau og stong |
Vi slakta sau på fløan sjy |
Rundt Vinterdag, ved måne-ny |
De gamle hadde trua på |
At kjøttet drygdes meire då vi slakta sau |
No slaktes sau på transportband |
Så glømmes ord og arbeidsgang |
Og en kultur fra gammel tid |
Kan skrives ned til null verdi |
Vi slakta sau på fløan sjy |
Rundt Vinterdag, ved måne-ny |
De gamle hadde trua på |
At kjøttet drygdes meire då vi slakta sau! |
(translation) |
We slaughter sheep. |
We learned words |
Like marlake and bottlangsbror |
Every gut part, every sausage gut |
Which could be worn, had names |
We slaughtered sheep on the flea |
Around Winter Day, by moon-new |
The ancients were threatening |
That the meat was increased more when we slaughtered sheep |
We slaughter sheep we lose blood |
I tightened the rope while my father hit |
I pondered, but quickly learned: |
It was before the food was made |
We slaughter sheep. |
It had to be tea |
We sprang skank and cracked le |
And empty skins for the animal hong |
Like naked scrap in ropes and poles |
We slaughtered sheep on the flea |
Around Winter Day, by moon-new |
The ancients were threatening |
That the meat was increased more when we slaughtered sheep |
Sheep are now slaughtered on conveyor belts |
Then words and workflow are forgotten |
And a culture from ancient times |
Can be written down to zero value |
We slaughtered sheep on the flea |
Around Winter Day, by moon-new |
The ancients were threatening |
That the meat was increased more when we slaughtered sheep! |
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