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help: best Swedish lyrics by Per or Marie (GT,..)?
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ktoto said on February 6, 2003 21:46:
What do you think are the best lyrics or sentences writen in Swedish by Per or Marie on their solo careers, Gyllene Tider, etc?
I’m asking that because a friend of mine has bought a notebook recently and he wants his friends to fill it with whatever we want. I’m writing lyrics I like (not only roxettish ones, but the most are ;)). The thing is that I’m not so used with the Swedish ones, and that’s why I want to know your opinion, to bring some light to me. Please if it’s the whole lyric of a song there’s no need to write it, just the title, but for sentences write them in Swedish (if English translation is added I’d appreciate it). Thanks!
If you want you can also write about the English lyrics, but I’m principally interested on the Swedish ones.
eva_roxer said on February 6, 2003 23:05:
Hi!
Very interesting topic!!
Per/Marie/GT lyrics are quite interesting, so I’ll try to highlight some of the best lyrics for me...
- GT: I specially love the funny lyrics of some songs, like in “När Vi Två Blir En” chorus:
När vi är tillsammans When we are together
och du vill dansa and you want to dance
och jag vill bara and I just want
sitta och snacka to sit and talk
blir det lätt it becomes easy
att man drar en vals to dance a waltz
En massa tomt snack A lot of empty talk
om ingenting alls about nothing at all
- Marie: the whole lyrics of the song “Om du så
mej nu” (dedicated to his father) are superb.
Specially when she sings:
du försvann you disappeared
som en fågel like a bird
från en öde strand from a deserted
beach
i min hand in my hand
alla ord jag all the words
aldrig nånsin fann I never found anywhere
jag ska aldrig glömma bort I shall never forget
att vår tid kan va’ så kort that our time can be so short
I also love her song “Tid för Tystnad”, where she sings:
Om vi bara får tid för tystnad If we only get time for silence
När vi ser och rör och lyssnar When we look and touch and listen
Ge oss tid för tystnad Let’s give ourselves time for silence
När vår samhörighet lyssnar When our togetherness listens
(The last sentence is superb)
- Per: his lyrics in swedish as a solo artist are impressive. If you’re looking for a song about friendship, for example, “TÄNDA EN STICKA TILL” is wonderful. It says:
Jag har en vän I have a friend
som jag kan gå till whom I can go to
när det är tyst when it’s silent
och det är sent and it’s late
när allt jag har when all I have
har rasat ner framför mej has collapsed before me
och förvandlat mej and turned me
till något jag inte är into something that’s not me
Hon säger: She says:
“Du, vi är varandras vingar You, we are each other’s wings
du flyger mej precis dit jag vill” You fly me exactly to where I want”
That’s all by now, I don’t want to bore roxers. More lyrics are on the way!! :)
ally77 said on February 6, 2003 23:10:
Sommartider -
Sommartider
Hej Hej Sommartider
Ge mej din hunger, ge mej din hand
Ge mej allt du vill och allt du kan
Sommartider
Hej Hej Sommartider
Lappar mot lappar som tar mej iland
som ger sommartider till varann
Best played very loud in the garden... to annoy the neighbours as they don’t have a clue what it is about!!!
ally77 said on February 6, 2003 23:12:
It is so hard to choose... as I just love all the music in Swedish....
Flickan I En Cole Porter-sang
Puls
daniel_alv said on February 6, 2003 23:04:
flickan i en cole porter’sång is so great!!!!