Lars Lilholt Band — Anno 5001 song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Anno 5001" by Lars Lilholt Band.
Lyrics
De kaldte sig for danskerne i stammen var der få
Om natten drømte de på et meget gammelt sprog
At være vågen var en sær slags virkelighed
— men de vidste heller ikke det som vi nu ved
De levede af kød og talte højt sandsynligvis
De troede ikke på skæbnen, aned' alting har sin pris
Deres sange handlede om kærlighed
— men de vidste heller ikke det som vi nu ved
I små enklaver boede de mest hver for sig
Ofte gik de fra hinanden, som de sagde: hver for sig
Men allermest så frygtede de ensomhed
— men de vidste heller ikke det som vi nu ved
I gamle kirker gav de hinanden navn
Historien om Jesus kender vi fra vandresagn
Og på kirkegårde blev de døde gravet ned
— men de vidste heller ikke det som vi nu ved
Videnskab hed deres simple tro, mytebesat
Præster toned' frem på skærme henad nat
Ja danskerne sad og bad om udødelighed
— men de vidste heller ikke det som vi nu ved
Naturen var for danskeren en ting han kunne bruge
Havet som vi stammer fra ku' de godt li' at bruge
Vind og bølger var for dem en slags evighed
— men de vidste heller ikke det som vi nu ved
Danskerne dyrked' guld og ungdom, skønhed og succes
Alderdom og barndom var der vist ingenting ved
Og de dulmed' vanvid, sorg, angst og ensomhed
— men de vidste heller ikke det som vi nu ved
Lyrics translation
They called themselves the Danes in the tribe there were few
At night they dreamed in a very ancient language
Being awake was a strange kind of reality
- but they didn't know what we now know either
They lived on flesh and spoke loudly probably
They didn't believe in fate, aned ' everything has its price
Their songs were about love
- but they didn't know what we now know either
In small enclaves they lived mostly separately
Often they went apart, as they said: separately
But most of all they feared loneliness
- but they didn't know what we now know either
In ancient churches they gave each other names
The story of Jesus we know from the wanderingsagn
And in cemeteries the dead were buried
- but they didn't know what we now know either
Science was called their simple faith, mythesat
Priests tinted ' forward on screens over night
Yes the Danes were asking for immortality
- but they didn't know what we now know either
Nature was for the Dane a thing he could use
The sea that we came from liked to use
Wind and waves were for them a kind of Eternity
- but they didn't know what we now know either
The Danes cultivated ' gold and youth, beauty and success
I don't think old age and childhood were anything about it
And they calmed' madness, sorrow, anxiety and loneliness
- but they didn't know what we now know either