| Eg drikke ein skål for kver bror så e slagen
| I drink a toast for each brother who is beaten
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| For han så gjekk vill uten kart og kompass
| Because he got lost without a map and a compass
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| For han så e tiggar og åpenlyst naken
| For he looked begging and openly naked
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| For misslykka liv vil eg heva mitt glass
| To the failed life I will raise my glass
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| Min skål e for han så låg utslått i ringen
| My toast is because he lay knocked out in the ring
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| Der andre blei løfta av jubelens rus
| Where others were lifted by the intoxication of jubilation
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| For han di bar ut itte feilskjer i svingen
| Because he didn't make mistakes in the swing
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| For fangen i lenkene løfte eg mitt krus
| To the prisoner in the chains I raise my mug
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| Skål for fuglen så klinke mot rutå
| Cheers to the bird as it clicks against the window
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| For kver flygar i brått og i brann
| For each flies in haste and in fire
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| Skål for kver seilar som kålseilte skutå
| Cheers to every sailor who sailed the boat
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| Og for den himlause, skål for Johan uten land
| And for the skyless, cheers for Johan without land
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| Eg drikke ein skål for kvert dyr i ei fella
| I drink a bowl for each animal in a trap
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| For deg som i livet forfeilte ditt mål
| For you who in life missed your goal
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| Når solå e røe og dagen må hella
| When the sun goes down and the day must pour
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| Då ser eg i speilet og tømme min skål
| Then I look in the mirror and empty my bowl
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| Skål for fuglen så klinke mot rutå
| Cheers to the bird as it clicks against the window
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| For kver flygar i brått og i brann
| For each flies in haste and in fire
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| Skål for kver seilar som kålseilte skutå
| Cheers to every sailor who sailed the boat
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| Og for den himlause, skål for Johan uten land
| And for the skyless, cheers for Johan without land
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| Skål for fuglen så klinke mot rutå
| Cheers to the bird as it clicks against the window
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| For kver flygar i brått og i brann
| For each flies in haste and in fire
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| Skål for kver seilar som kålseilte skutå
| Cheers to every sailor who sailed the boat
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| Og for den himlause, skål for Johan uten land | And for the skyless, cheers for Johan without land |