| Han hedder Pelle, og han sidder der, pligtskyldig
| His name is Pelle, and he sits there, dutifully
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| Selvom han synes foretagendet virker ligegyldigt
| Although he thinks the company seems indifferent
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| Flyder ned i en af de hårde kirkebænke
| Floating down into one of the hard church pews
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| Skrig og skrål omkring ham så højt at han næsten ik' kan tænke
| Screams and shouts around him so loud that he can hardly think
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| Her er situationen fra hans perspektiv
| Here is the situation from his perspective
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| Den er sær og mildest talt lidt svær at beskrive
| It is strange and, to say the least, a little difficult to describe
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| En person der stod ham nær ku' desværre ik' blive i den her verden
| Someone who stood near him could unfortunately not stay in this world
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| Så nu' han videre imod det næste liv
| So now he's on towards the next life
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| Og et kig rundt her fortæller nu Pelle
| And a look around here now tells Pelle
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| At der' regler for hvordan man si’r farvel til et menneske
| That there are rules for how to say goodbye to a human being
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| Personen der ik' er her nu, han ku' godt li' rapmusik
| The person who's not here now, he likes rap music
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| Nu synger de salmer i et rum med dårlig akustik
| Now they are singing hymns in a room with poor acoustics
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| Hvorfor alle rutinerne
| Why all the routines
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| Det må da have en årsag
| There must be a reason
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| Måske tradition, måske mangel på bedre forslag
| Maybe tradition, maybe lack of better suggestions
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| Pelle kan huske personen sagde for år tilbage
| Pelle can remember the person said years ago
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| Han ik' gav en fuck for blomster, men det' hvad han får i dag
| He did not give a fuck for flowers, but that's what he gets today
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| Ved et alter, salmer
| At an altar, hymns
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| Hvad har det at gøre med personen man faktisk ku' snak' med lige før
| What does it have to do with the person you could actually 'talk' to just before
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| Han var ik' kristen, mente der var noget større
| He was not a Christian, he thought there was something bigger
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| Men troede kun fast på ting man ku' ræk' frem og røre
| But only firmly believed in things you could 'reach' forward and touch
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| Der' helt sikkert noget der ikke svinger
| There 'definitely something that does not swing
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| Når han ligger der og stener til Steen Steensen Blicher
| When he lies there and stones to Steen Steensen Blicher
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| Gider ik' hidse sig op, selvom det' nemt at bli'
| Do not bother to get upset, even if it's easy to stay '
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| Så han lukker øjnene i og tæller til ti
| So he closes his eyes and counts to ten
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| Og da han når til femte tal, hører han en stemme kalde
| And when he reaches the fifth number, he hears a voice calling
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| Der gør han overrasket spærrer øjnene op og glemmer alt
| There he makes a surprise, closes his eyes and forgets everything
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| Han kigger rundt, og tror et splitsekund
| He looks around, thinking for a split second
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| Han hører en bestemt stemme, men tænker det ville være pissedumt
| He hears a certain voice but thinks it would be pissed off
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| Så han lukker igen øjnene og slapper af
| So he closes his eyes again and relaxes
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| Prøver at lukke verden ude og læner sig tilbage
| Trying to shut the world out and lean back
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| Men det næste han ser ved det store alter
| But the next thing he sees at the great altar
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| Er dagens hovedperson, han ka' ik' tro på det passer
| Is the main character of the day, he can 'not' believe it fits
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| Så han skriger hans navn, men ingen hører det
| So he shouts his name, but no one hears it
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| Som om de alle bare vælger at lukke ørerne
| As if they all just choose to close their ears
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| Han tænker
| He is thinking
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| (Ingen ser det samme, som jeg ser)
| (No one sees the same as I see)
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| For han ka' ik' tro det han observer'
| For he can 'not' believe what he observes'
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| For hele scenariet er bare for underligt
| For the whole scenario is just too weird
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| Personen går ned fra alteret, og ta’r de få skridt
| The person descends from the altar and takes a few steps
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| Mod Pelle, smiler som en fotomodel
| Towards Pelle, smiling like a photo model
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| Siger «Tak fordi du kom til det store farvel»
| Says "Thank you for coming to the big goodbye"
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| Og Pelle ka' kun tænke
| And Pelle can only think
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| Det her er umuligt
| This is impossible
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| Men så melder 100 spørgsmål sig hurtigt
| But then 100 questions come up quickly
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| Hvor' du nu, hvordan er der på den anden side
| Where 'you now, how is there on the other side
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| «Pelle, alle de ting skal du nok få at vide i tide
| "Pelle, you should probably get to know all those things in time
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| Jeg ville ønske vi ku' mødes i en anden sammenhæng
| I wish we could meet in a different context
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| Men det var åbenbart min tur til at bli' fragtet hjem»
| But it was obviously my turn to be 'transported home'
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| Lige der ka' Pelle ik' skjule sin forargelse
| Right there, 'Pelle ik' can hide his indignation
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| Over den her pisse-upersonlige begravelse
| Over this piss-impersonal funeral
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| Der' ik' noget af det her shit som jeg ku' ønske mig
| There's' none of this shit that I could wish for
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| Det' som om de her mennesker slet ikke har mødt dig
| It's like these people have not met you at all
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| Jeg kan nærmest ik' kontrollere mine følelser
| I can hardly control my emotions
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| Når jeg ser hvordan det her arrangement forløber
| When I see how this event goes
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| Fucking bøsser, skal det være hvad du efterlod
| Fucking gays, that should be what you left behind
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| Efter alle dine leve-år på den her klode
| After all your life-years on this planet
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| Det' som om at
| It's like that
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| (Ingen ser det samme, som jeg ser)
| (No one sees the same as I see)
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| «Men så' det dig med problemet, ik' folkene her
| 'But then it's you with the problem, not the people here
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| Det her er ik' mit eftermæle, det' bare en epilog
| This is not my legacy, it's just an epilogue
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| Folk vil ik' huske mig sådan, det må du ikke tro
| People do not want to remember me like that, do not believe it
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| De har brug for at sige farvel for at ku' få indre ro
| They need to say goodbye in order to have inner peace
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| Der findes idéer her der er pisse gode»
| There are ideas here that are piss good »
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| Men det her har ik' noget at gøre med din levemåde
| But this has nothing to do with your lifestyle
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| «Prøv at hør, du ka' ik' gøre eller skrive noget
| "Try to hear, you can not do or write anything
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| Der ka' opridse de ting jeg har nået
| It can outline the things I have achieved
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| Prøver bare at sige, der' ik' en rigtig eller en forkert måde
| Just trying to say there 'ik' a right or a wrong way
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| Folk er forvirrede og handler derefter
| People are confused and act accordingly
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| La' nu vær' at dømme dem som latterlige mennesker
| Let'n now 'judge them as ridiculous people
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| Hvis de vil sige farvel sådan her, så la' dem
| If they want to say goodbye like this, leave them
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| Begrav mig i dag, og drik grav-øl hele natten»
| Bury me today and drink grave beer all night »
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| Okay, så det du mener er ligefrem
| Okay, so what you mean is straightforward
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| At det eneste rigtig vigtige er at du får sagt farvel for sidste gang
| That the only thing really important is that you get to say goodbye for the last time
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| «Det var det eneste jeg havde af forventninger
| “It was the only thing I had of expectations
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| Til dagen hvor folk skulle sige farvel til mig
| To the day when people had to say goodbye to me
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| Så tak fordi du kom
| So thank you for coming
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| Vi ses igen min ven»
| See you again my friend »
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| Og på et sekund er skikkelsen væk igen
| And in a second, the figure is gone again
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| Arrangementet er slut, og til en stille sang
| The event is over, and to a quiet song
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| Snegler hele selskabet sig ud af kirkens gang
| The whole company snails out of the church aisle
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| Pelle sidder der et minut eller to
| Pelle sits there for a minute or two
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| Og ka' ik' tro hvad han så, men føler sig fyldt med ro
| And can not believe what he saw, but feels calm
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| Han tænker
| He is thinking
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| (Ingen ser det samme, som jeg ser)
| (No one sees the same as I see)
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| Si’r farvel min ven
| Say goodbye to my friend
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| Og skrider hjem igen
| And steps home again
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| (Ingen ser det samme, som jeg ser) | (No one sees the same as I see) |