Lyrics of Strömkarlen - Nordman

Strömkarlen (original)

Att de vgar dansa p en grav som stora sten
Fast krafterna finns p platsen har de glmt deras ben
Dr sitter nu en spelman som de inte sett frut
Han spelar en mrklig polska den vill inte ta slut
Spelar han fr lvorna, de har han lrt i strmmen
gonen har vattnets frg och melodin har drmmens
Dansen gr mot lven, han str kvar i mnens sken
I sorg ser han ut mot forsen dr han vaktar sin sten
Nu har han spelat bort dem, han r vacker dr han str
S ensam kan ingen vara n han som ingenting fr Spelar han fr mnskorna s gr de rakt i strmmen
genen fr vattnets frg nr melodin har drmmens
Ser du var de dansar nu nr forsen tagit sitt
Hans hjrta r tungt av sorgen fr han ville ha ditt
S gr han ner mot bruset, han kan aldrig komma fri
Dr hr han att forsen spelar p en sorgsen melodi
Han spelar fr sin lngtans skull, det har han lrt av strmmen
gonen har vattnets frg och melodin har drmmens

(translation)

That they dare to dance on a grave like big stones
Although the forces are at the scene, they have forgotten their legs
There is now a fiddler sitting there who they have not seen before
He plays a strange polish it does not want to end
If he plays for the lions, he has learned them in the stream
gonen has the color of the water and the melody has the dream
The dance goes towards the lion, he remains in the moonlight
In grief he looks towards the rapids where he guards his stone
Now he has played them off, he is beautiful where he stands
No one can be so alone as he who does nothing for If he plays for the people, they go straight into the stream
the gene for the color of the water when the melody has the dream
Do you see where they are dancing now when the rapids have taken their toll
His heart is heavy with grief because he wanted yours
So he goes down to the noise, he can never get free
There he hears that the rapids play on a sad melody
He plays for the sake of his longing, he has learned that from the current
gonen has the color of the water and the melody has the dream