Lyrics of Förlåt - Ratata

Förlåt (original)

du flyttade hemifrn nr du var sexton
din mamma grt och frgade, hur har du blivit sn
du svarade att allt har sin tid och det hr r min
din pappa sa ta dina saker och frsvinn
du har levt ensam
och du vet att det gjort dig stark
men jag har sett dig g ver lik
fr att ha ftterna p fast mark
du har haft det hrt
det tnker ingen ta ifrn dig
men du mste nog tnka om
om du ska leva hr med mig
(ref)du vet vad jag vill hra
ska det vara s svrt
jag vill bara hra ett frlt
jag gr vad jag kan fr att det ska fungera
men du krver s mycket och sen krver du mera
jag r inte lngsint och jag frsker frst
men det finns grnser fr hur lngt jag kan lta dig g
det finns dagar d inget tycks passa dig
och det r inget undantag om du lter det g ut ver mig
(ref)du vet vad jag vill hra
ska det vara s svrt
jag vill bara hra ett frlt
(ref)du vet vad…

(translation)

you moved home when you were sixteen
your mother cried and asked, how have you become so
you replied that everything has its time and this is mine
your dad said take your things and disappear
you have lived alone
and you know it made you strong
but I've seen you g ver lik
to have your feet on solid ground
you've had it hard
no one is going to take it from you
but you probably have to think about it
if you are going to live here with me
(ref) you know what I want to hear
it should be so difficult
I just want to hear one thing
I do what I can to make it work
but you demand so much and then you demand more
I'm not bored and I'm trying first
but there are limits to how far I can let you go
there are days d nothing seems to suit you
and it's no exception if you let it go out on me
(ref) you know what I want to hear
it should be so difficult
I just want to hear one thing
(ref) you know what…