| Så sød, sik' et syn, fin og yndefuld
| So sweet, what a sight, fine and graceful
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| I sin sommerkjole, smuk som en sommerfugl
| In her summer dress, beautiful as a butterfly
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| Du vender rundt, kigger på hende, prøver at holde det cool
| You turn around, look at her, try to keep it cool
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| Men du ka' ikk' holde øjnene fra hende, så hva' gør du nu?
| But you can not keep your eyes off her, so what are you doing now?
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| Kender du det — du vender hovedet
| Do you know it - you turn your head
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| Og du stopper op, fordi du ikk' troede
| And you stop because you did not think
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| På det du lige så, det der lige gik forbi
| On what you just saw, what just passed by
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| Og det der fik dig til at sige, «Hvem?»
| And that made you say, "Who?"
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| Og kender du det — du mister vejret
| And if you know it - you'll lose your breath
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| For et kort sekund og det' så svært
| For a brief second and it's so hard
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| At få det ud af dit system, sidder fast i dit sind
| Getting it out of your system is stuck in your mind
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| Du ved jo hva jeg mener, ikk'?
| You know what I mean, do you?
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| Jeg så hende dreje ned ad Frederiksberg Allé
| I saw her turn down Frederiksberg Allé
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| Med en kjole og en krop så vidunderlig
| With a dress and a body so wonderful
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| Og et blik i hendes øjne, så fængende, ja, ja
| And a look in her eyes, so captivating, yes, yes
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| Som en sirene i det fjerne, der kaldt' på mig
| Like a siren in the distance that called 'on me
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| Jeg var drejet, jeg blev ledt — hva' var det for noget?
| I was turned, I was led - what was that for?
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| Jeg prøvede at følge efter hende, men hun forsvandt fra mig, ja, ja
| I tried to follow her, but she disappeared from me, yes, yes
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| (Og der var)
| (And there was)
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| Alt for mange ord jeg ikk' sagde til hende
| Too many words I did not say to her
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| Alt for mange ting jeg havde i sinde
| Too many things I had in mind
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| Jeg ved jeg burde køre tilbage til hende, tilbage til hende
| I know I should drive back to her, back to her
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| For jeg tænker på, hvor det her ku' ha' taget os hen
| Because I'm thinking about where this could have taken us
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| Og om jeg nogensinde ser hende igen
| And if I ever see her again
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| Jeg sagde ingenting og nu er det for sent
| I said nothing and now it's too late
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| Nu er det for sent, baby
| Now it's too late, baby
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| Kender du det — jeg følte mig som en fan
| Do you know that - I felt like a fan
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| Som en storm, der kørt' rundt efter hende
| Like a storm running after her
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| For at prøve at finde ud af hvem hun var
| To try to find out who she was
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| Og hvor hun var på vej hen
| And where she was going
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| Og kender du det — jeg gjorde ikk' noget
| And do you know - I did nothing
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| Kørt' bare alene, så byen på en ny måde
| Drove 'just alone, saw the city in a new way
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| Var det spil fra galleriet, bare en leg fra hendes side?
| Was it play from the gallery, just a play on her part?
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| Hey, det måt' jeg vide, ay
| Hey, I have to know, ay
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| Jeg så hende stop' op på Vesterbrogade
| I saw her stop 'up on Vesterbrogade
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| Jeg var lige ved at falde ned af sædet
| I was about to fall off the seat
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| Hun var så betagende og hun gjorde mig glad, ja, ja
| She was so breathtaking and she made me happy, yes, yes
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| Som en sirene i det fjerne, der kaldt' på mig
| Like a siren in the distance that called 'on me
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| Jeg var drejet, jeg blev ledt — hva' var det for noget?
| I was turned, I was led - what was that for?
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| Jeg prøvede at følge efter hende, men hun forsvandt fra mig, ja, ja
| I tried to follow her, but she disappeared from me, yes, yes
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| (Og der var)
| (And there was)
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| Alt for mange ord jeg ikk' sagde til hende
| Too many words I did not say to her
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| Alt for mange ting jeg havde i sinde
| Too many things I had in mind
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| Jeg ved jeg burde køre tilbage til hende, tilbage til hende
| I know I should drive back to her, back to her
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| For jeg tænker på, hvor det her ku' ha' taget os hen
| Because I'm thinking about where this could have taken us
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| Og om jeg nogensinde ser hende igen
| And if I ever see her again
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| Jeg sagde ingenting og nu er det for sent
| I said nothing and now it's too late
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| Nu er det for sent, baby
| Now it's too late, baby
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| Jeg så hende på en vinterdag i Magasin
| I saw her on a winter day in Magazine
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| Hun stod ved kassen, smilede sødt i herreafdelingen
| She stood at the checkout, smiling sweetly in the men's ward
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| Du ved — et af de der smil, der virkelig rammer en
| You know - one of those smiles that really hits one
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| Jeg købt' en skjort', hun spurgt' pænt om hun sku' pak' den ind
| I bought 'a shirt', she asked 'nicely if she should' pack 'it
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| Jeg syntes pludseligt, at det føltes virkelig varmt derinde
| I suddenly felt like it felt really hot in there
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| Hun var så smuk i sin nederdel og bare ben
| She was so beautiful in her skirt and bare legs
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| Fik lyst til at ta' et billede nu og ramme det ind
| Got the urge to take a picture now and frame it
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| Så det tydeligt for mig — hende og jeg i samme seng
| So it was clear to me - her and I in the same bed
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| Hva' nu hvis jeg brugt' 100 kilo på en fingerring?
| What if I spent 100 kilos on a finger ring?
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| Gik på knæ og sagde, «Tag mig som din ægtemand»
| Kneeled and said, "Take me as your husband"
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| Problemet var at køen bag mig, den var alt for lang
| The problem was that the queue behind me, it was too long
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| Og inden jeg havde set mig omkring, så var jeg ude igen
| And before I knew it, I was out again
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| Fandt mig selv hænge ud på trappesten
| Found myself hanging out on the stepping stones
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| Prøvede at la' det gå, prøvede at vask' tavlen ren
| Tried to let it go, tried to wash the board clean
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| Hva' nu hvis det var hende, der var den eneste ene
| What if it was her who was the only one
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| Jeg sagde ingenting og nu er det for sent, damn, damn
| I said nothing and now it's too late, damn, damn
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| (Jeg ved at der var)
| (I know there were)
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| Alt for mange ord jeg ikk' sagde til hende
| Too many words I did not say to her
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| Alt for mange ting jeg havde i sinde
| Too many things I had in mind
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| Jeg ved jeg burde køre tilbage til hende, tilbage til hende
| I know I should drive back to her, back to her
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| For jeg tænker på, hvor det her ku' ha' taget os hen
| Because I'm thinking about where this could have taken us
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| Og om jeg nogensinde ser hende igen
| And if I ever see her again
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| Jeg sagde ingenting og nu er det for sent
| I said nothing and now it's too late
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| Nu er det for sent, baby
| Now it's too late, baby
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| Baby, baby
| Baby, baby
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| Baby, baby, baby | Baby, baby, baby |