Elvira Madigan — Svartnatt song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Svartnatt" by Elvira Madigan.
Lyrics
Stenen under min rygg ѓ¤r kall
Ikring mig ligger Natten tѓ¤t
Dѓ¤r svarta ѓ¤nglar dansar kring min kropp
Trѓ¤r sen snaran runt min hals
Ristar i min hud — Skѓ¤r isѓ¤r mitt kѓ¶tt
Och kysser sen min mun
Jag ligger ѓ¤n — Hѓ¤r i ѓ¤nglarnas knѓ¤
ѓЂћr jag dѓ¶d?
Eller lever jag?
ѓЂћr allt blott en Nattsvart drѓ¶m
Men smѓ¤rtan skѓ¤r sѓҐ djupt i min sjѓ¤l
Den mѓҐste vara sann — ѓЂ¦h Gud dom har mig ihjѓ¤l
«Och ur deras ѓ¶gon rinner mitt Blod»
Jag ѓ¤r kedjad fast pѓҐ ett iskallt bord
Jag blundar hѓҐrt i min drѓ¶m
Som slѓ¶jor som dras ѓ¶ver Himmelens valv
FrѓҐn hѓ¤r dѓ¤r jag ligger sѓҐ
Slits dom isѓ¤r alla En efter En Som om byten dom var fѓ¶r en utsvulten Midvinters Natt
Svartnatt
Svartnatt, svartkatt, svarta Himmel
Som ovanfrѓҐn hѓҐller mig
Kedjad fast i famnen pѓҐ Nattens barn
Det finns ingen frѓ¤lsning — Det finns inget hopp
FrѓҐn Mardrѓ¶mmens Moder som skѓ¤ndar min kropp
Med vidѓ¶ppna armar omfamnas jag
Lyrics translation
The stone under my back¤
Around me lies the Night T¤ ¤ T
Where blackglar snails dance around my body
Then the noose around my neck
Carvings in my skin-SK r is is is my K¶ ¶ tt
And then kiss my mouth
I'm ligger i'm ligger i'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN I'm KN
¶r I d¶ ¶ d?
Or am I alive?
¶r all but a night Black Dr¶ ¶ M
But the pain is so deep in my soul
The one must be true-gud¦h God they have me to death¤ ¤ L
"And out of their eyes my blood flows»
I'm chained to an ice-cold table
I close my eyes hrtrt in my Dr¶ ¶ M
As SL SL¶jor drawn¶ ¶ ver Skyens vaults
From here where I'm located soѓґ
Torn they Ice¤are all one by one as if prey they were f r r a starved Midwinter's night
Svartnatt
Black Night, Black Cat, Black Sky
As above hllern h hller me
Chained to the arms of the Children of the night
There is no salvation — there is no hope
FRNN mardr ¶ömmens mother who asks for my body
With wide arms I am embraced