| Plassn bortom ved ovn denj vart tom te slutt
| Place beyond the oven until it was empty
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| Tebake sett ein gammel mannj
| An old man was seen in the background
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| Så vart hanj fer sæ sjøl da
| Then he went off on his own
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| Hanj skrik som ein gutt
| Hanj screams like a boy
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| No må hanj itj gå fra vætt å for skam
| Now he has to go from shame to shame
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| Denj einast hanj hva gla ti
| Denj only hanj what gla ti
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| Hanjs følges vænn i alt
| Hanjs is followed in everything
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| Denj einast som forsto koss kar hanj hva
| The only one who understood who he was
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| Ein kjær og trofast partner som trødd når det gjaldt
| A dear and faithful partner who stood up when it mattered
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| Da konnj ingenting meir bli som det vart
| Then nothing could be as it was
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| Hanj Sivert e for sæ sjøl no
| Hanj Sivert is by himself now
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| Det e ingen som snakke med hanj
| There is no one to talk to him
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| Hanj sitt der og tænke på da dæm hva to
| Hanj sit there and think about then dæm what two
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| Hanj sivert og honj utn banj
| Hanj sievert and honj utn banj
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| Kvinnfolk vart det aldri, men sjan har hanj hatt
| There were never any women, but he's got the looks
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| Ein gong han hva ung og sværtj
| Once he was young and very young
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| Og gårdn denj dreiv hanj sjølsæ ilag honnj og katt
| And the farm he drove himself with a hen and a cat
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| Og hanj sjønnt da fort at livet skifta værs
| And even then, life changed rapidly
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| Så ein dag mått hanj gi sæ
| Then one day he had to give birth
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| Sælgt kyrn og leid vækk jord
| Sold cows and rented out land
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| Og kveljan dæm vart drygg og timan vart lang
| And the evening was long and the hours were long
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| Men hanj plystra stilt på honnj sin
| But he whistled quietly at his wife
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| Når børa vart fer stor
| When the need was big
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| Å det e rart kort godt ein honnj kanj varm ett fang
| Oh it's weird short good ein honnj kanj warm ent fang
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| Hanj Siver e for sæ sjøl no
| Hanj Siver is by himself now
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| Det e ingen som snakke med hanj
| There is no one to talk to him
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| Hanj sitt der og tænke på da dæm hva to
| Hanj sit there and think about then dæm what two
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| Hanj Sivert og honnj utn banj
| Hanj Sivert and honnj utn banj
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| Ein gammel manj reise sæ og brætt stilt mens hanj beir te gud om sinns | An old man stood and stood still while he prayed to God for his mind |