| Lige der på Gammeltorv
| Right there on Gammeltorv
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| Så jeg en person, som jeg ikk' havde set i mange år
| I saw someone I had not seen in many years
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| Ku' genkende stemmen og det lange hår
| Ku 'recognize the voice and the long hair
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| Skræmmende, når tankerne de kradser op i gamle sår
| Scary when the thoughts they scratch up in old wounds
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| «Hej, længe siden!» | "Hello, a long time ago!" |
| udveksler halve smil
| exchanging half smiles
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| Rynker panden så meget jeg senere ska' bruge en panodil
| Frowns so much I'll use a panodil later
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| Small talk, «Går det godt?» | Small talk, "Are you okay?" |
| se det i øjnene
| face it
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| Svært at komme under huden på en du plejed' at være nøgen med
| Hard to get under the skin of someone you used to be naked with
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| Og hvorfor fanden sku' vi gå fra hinanden?
| And why the hell should we go apart?
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| Jeg føler Amor sku' fratages jagttegnet
| I feel Cupid should be deprived of the hunting license
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| Rynker panden, måske jeg' fra forstanden
| Frowns, maybe I 'from the mind
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| Når alle katastrofer bli’r mindre i bakspejlet
| When all disasters get smaller in hindsight
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| Men dengang havde jeg vildt let ved at ignore, kig' væk
| But then I was wildly easy to ignore, look away
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| Når den anden ville mod nøglebaren for at lave et kopisæt
| When the other would go to the key bar to make a copy set
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| En sidste SMS kom jeg vidst til at slet'
| One last SMS I managed to delete '
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| Og smide hendes nummer væk, piece of cake
| And throw her number away, piece of cake
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| Blikket flakker mens jeg tjekker hendes ringefinger
| Her gaze flickers as I check her ring finger
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| Mange år opsummeret i et par sætninger
| Many years summed up in a few sentences
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| Før vi' i panik, nævner et par fælles minder
| Before we panic, mention a few common memories
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| Dit og dat, mens jeg prøver at virk' selvsikker
| Dit and dat, while I try to seem confident
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| Går uden at bytte numre eller businesskort
| Goes without exchanging numbers or business cards
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| Gad vide om hun glædede sig over vores gensyn blev så kort
| Wondering if she welcomed our reunion was so short
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| Da jeg vender mig for at kig' på hende en sidste gang
| When I turn to look at her one last time
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| Ka' jeg se hun drejer hovedet for at gøre præcis det samme
| Can I see her turn her head to do the exact same thing?
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| Sikke nogle søde børn du har fået
| What sweet children you have had
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| Du ligner stadigvæk hende, jeg kyssede af i toget
| You still look like the one I kissed off on the train
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| Kun mig der er hærget af de år der er gået
| Only me who has been ravaged by the years that have passed
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| Der mangler stadig noget, du' hende der slap væk
| There's still something missing, you 'her who escaped
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| Sikke nogle søde børn du har fået
| What sweet children you have had
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| Du ligner stadigvæk hende, jeg kyssede af i toget
| You still look like the one I kissed off on the train
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| Kun mig der er hærget af de år der er gået
| Only me who has been ravaged by the years that have passed
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| Der mangler stadig noget, du' hende der slap væk
| There's still something missing, you 'her who escaped
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| Lige der på Gammeltorv
| Right there on Gammeltorv
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| Har ventet i halvanden time på du sku' komme
| Have been waiting for an hour and a half for you to come
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| Regnen slår og jeg står med en klapvogn
| The rain is pouring and I am standing with a stroller
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| Tanker om de ting jeg har behov for at snak' om
| Thoughts on the things I need to talk about
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| Skodder sidste Marlboro
| Shutters last Marlboro
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| Ny pakke frem, angst, hjertet banker hårdt
| New package forward, anxiety, heart beating hard
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| Du ved ikk' jeg har holdt øje med dig, Saurons tårn
| You do not know 'I have kept an eye on you, Sauron's tower
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| Og nu mødes vi her, helt tilfældigt, nej, hvor sjovt
| And now we meet here, quite by chance, no, how funny
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| «Mange år siden, har du det godt?»
| "Many years ago, are you feeling well?"
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| Snakker kort fælles minder og fortabte år
| Talks briefly shared memories and lost years
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| Som var det i går, vi levede for sjovt
| Like it was yesterday we lived for fun
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| Bange for at du ikk' forstår jeg faktisk går og har det hårdt
| Afraid you'll not understand I'm actually going and having a hard time
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| Og jo, jeg' da kommet videre
| And yes, I'm then moved on
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| Du' ikke manden som jeg mangler i mit liv, men sommetider
| You're not the man I'm missing in my life, but sometimes
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| Er du svær at undgå når fortiden bider
| Are you hard to avoid when the past bites
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| Kapitlerne til glemmebogen indholder tomme sider
| The chapters of the book of oblivion contain blank pages
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| Ting har sat sit spor, ka' mærke hvordan du glor
| Things have left their mark, you can feel how you stare
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| Vil sige en masse ord, men mærker alt falde til jorden
| Will say a lot of words, but marks everything fall to the ground
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| Du ligner stadigvæk dig selv, men intet det' hva' du tror
| You still look like yourself, but nothing that 'what' you think
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| Du fatter ikk' spor, men samtalen kører
| You do not understand the clues, but the conversation is running
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| Og langsomt fryder jeg mig over hemmeligheden ikk' bli’r afsløret
| And slowly I rejoice in the secret not to be revealed
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| For du fortjener fandme ikke livets højdepunkter
| Because you do not deserve the highlights of life
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| Hvis du ikk' vil se hva' der' lige foran øjnene på dig
| If you do not want to see what's' right in front of your eyes
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| Det' rigtigt godt at se dig
| It's really good to see you
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| Sikke nogle søde børn du har fået
| What sweet children you have had
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| Det' alt for længe siden
| It's too long ago
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| Du ligner stadigvæk hende, jeg kyssede af i toget
| You still look like the one I kissed off on the train
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| Nåh, hvor er du sød
| Well, how sweet you are
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| Kun mig der er hærget af de år der er gået
| Only me who has been ravaged by the years that have passed
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| Hva' skete der egentlig med os?
| What really happened to us?
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| Der mangler stadig noget, du' hende der slap væk
| There's still something missing, you 'her who escaped
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| Det' rigtigt godt at se dig
| It's really good to see you
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| Sikke nogle søde børn du har fået
| What sweet children you have had
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| Det' alt for længe siden
| It's too long ago
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| Du ligner stadigvæk hende, jeg kyssede af i toget
| You still look like the one I kissed off on the train
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| Nåh, hvor er du sød
| Well, how sweet you are
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| Kun mig der er hærget af de år der er gået
| Only me who has been ravaged by the years that have passed
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| Hva' skete der egentlig med os?
| What really happened to us?
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| Der mangler stadig noget, du' hende der slap væk
| There's still something missing, you 'her who escaped
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| Mor si’r vi ska' vente, jeg synes det' koldt i dag
| Mom says we'll wait, I think it's cold today
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| Glemt' mine vanter, mine hænder er næsten frosset af
| Forgot 'my gloves, my hands are almost frozen off
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| Mor, ka' vi ikk' se at komme tilbage?
| Mom, can we not come back?
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| Stop nu dit brok, du ved godt hvorfor vi kom i dag
| Now stop your hernia, you know well why we came today
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| Mor sku' møde en hun kendt' engang
| Mom would 'meet someone she knew' once
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| Så set dig ned i klapvognen og la' vær' at læne dig frem
| Then sit down in the stroller and 'do not' lean forward
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| Det var vigtigt for mig at de kunne sættes sammen
| It was important to me that they could be put together
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| Hvorfor det?
| Why?
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| Så du ved hvordan du ikk' ska' ende engang
| So you know how you'll not even end up
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| Hva' mener du mor?
| What do you mean mother?
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| Skat, ramt' det dig ikk' at
| Honey, it's not you
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| I havde samme blik, samme mund og samme karseklip?
| You had the same look, the same mouth and the same vessel cut?
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| Det' nok bedst hvis vi går hjem til Ramasjang og slik
| It's probably best if we go home to Ramasjang and sweets
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| Når du bli’r ældre ka' jeg fortælle dig om din fars musik | As you get older, I can tell you about your father's music |