Translation of the song lyrics Lille Tuk - Shu-Bi-Dua

Lille Tuk (original)

Der var engang en dreng
en helt almindelig lille fyr
med alt for mange ting han skulle nå
de kaldte ham for Tuk
egentlig hed han Carl
ja der så meget som man ikke kan forstå
Tuk havde lektier for
alle Sjællands byer
skulle han kunne udenad i morgen
men så sgade hans mor:
«kan du passe lillesøster
jeg skal lige en tur i gården»
Og han kiggede i sin lektiebog mens lillesøster skreg
så' det edderdullemig svært at skulle koncentrere sig
Men Tuk er en dygtig dreng
han spiser op og går selv i seng
klarer det meste selv
og klare den alligevel
Så kom moder op
og sagde «kan du hjælpe vaskekonen
med det tunge vasketøj»
og Tuk bar og bar
og han ku' se sein lektielæsningsmulighed
gå op i røg
Men den gamle kone sagde: «gå du bare trygt i seng
når du vågner er du blevet verdens klogeste dreng»
Tuk er en dygtig dreng
han spiser op og går selv i seng
klarer det meste selv
og klarer den alligevel
Og han drømte
En ridder talte om Vordingborg
det' der hvor Gåsetårnet står
en gammel konge med krone på
fortalte ham hvor Roskilde lå
en køn lille høne fra Køge by
lagde et æg og sagde kykkeliky
og en sømand som boede i Korsør
var gået i land som tatovør
fra Præstø kom en papegøje
den plaprede løs hvorpå den fløg
han drømte om hver by og borg
imens han bare lå og sov
Da han vågnede næste morgen
ku' han lektien udenad
og da skolelæreren hørte ham
så blev han noget så glad
og sagde:
«Tuk er en dygtig dreng
han spiser op og går selv i seng
klare det meste selv
og klare den alligevel»

(translation)

There once was a boy
a totally ordinary little guy
with far too many things he had to achieve
they called him Tuk
actually his name was Carl
yes there so much that one cannot understand
Tuk had homework for
all Zealand's cities
should he know by heart this morning
but then hurt his mother:
«can you look after little sister
I'm just going for a walk in the yard»
And he looked in his homework book while little sister screamed
so it was extremely difficult to concentrate
But Tuk is a clever boy
he eats up and goes to bed himself
does most of the work himself
and make it anyway
Then mother came up
and said «can you help the washerwoman
with the heavy laundry»
and Tuk bar and bar
and he saw his homework opportunity
go up in smoke
But the old woman said: «just go safely to bed
when you wake up you have become the smartest boy in the world»
Tuk is a bright boy
he eats up and goes to bed himself
does most of the work himself
and makes it anyway
And he dreamed
A knight spoke of Vordingborg
the place where the Goose Tower stands
an old king wearing a crown
told him where Roskilde was
a pretty little hen from Køge town
laid an egg and said kykkeliky
and a sailor who lived in Korsør
had landed as a tattoo artist
from Præstø came a parrot
it chattered away, whereupon it flew away
he dreamed of every city and castle
while he just lay and slept
When he woke up the next morning
he memorized the lesson
and when the school teacher heard him
then he became something so happy
and said:
«Tuk is a bright boy
he eats up and goes to bed himself
handle most of it yourself
and make it anyway»