Gasolin' — Stakkels Jim song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Stakkels Jim" by Gasolin'.
Lyrics
Der lød en stille hvisken
Og tiden gik i stå
Den dag, de stilled bilerne
Og gik bort på må og få
Nu vandrer de på sletterne
Og stammens gamle mænd
De synger op til stjernerne:
Lad det aldrig ske igen
På gaden i den døde by
Der sidder Stakkels Jim
I nattens mørke drømmer han
Om den tid, der var engang
«En dag tog pokker pludselig ved menneskene
De forlod deres store byer og deres fabrikker
Og deres flotte biler
Og gik ud på sletten og sagde
La' os begynde helt forfra igen
Men tilbage i den døde by
Der sidder der en mand som ikke kan glemme den tid
Og det er ham som de kalde Stakkels Jim.»
Nu vandrer de på sletterne
Og stammens gamle mænd
De synger op til stjernerne:
Lad det aldrig ske igen
Lyrics translation
There was a quiet whisper
And time stopped
The day they stilled the cars
And went away at will
Now they wander on the plains
And the Old Men of the tribe
They sing up to the stars:
Never let that happen again
On the streets of the dead city
There's poor Jim
In the darkness of the night he dreams
About the time that was once
"One day the devil suddenly took hold of the people
They left their big cities and their factories
And their nice cars
And went out into the plain and said
Let's start all over again
But back in the dead city
There's a man sitting there who can't forget that time
And that's the one they call poor Jim.»
Now they wander on the plains
And the Old Men of the tribe
They sing up to the stars:
Never let that happen again