Svartsot — Festen song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Festen" by Svartsot.

Lyrics

Nu skal festen snart begynde,
Øllen flyder fra vor tønde,
Kvinder skænker øl i horn,
Festen slutter først i morgen.
Over, bålet steges kødet,
Vi ta’r kvinder med i høet,
Mænd, der kæmper vinder kvinder,
Til at hold' sig varm til vinter.
Under bøgens brede kron' sidder vi,
Hey! Hey!
Vi drikker tæt, kølig øl i horn,
Festen slutter først i morgen.
Nu skal festen snart begynde,
Øllen flyder fra vor tønde,
Kvinder skænker øl i horn,
Festen slutter først i morgen.
Dansen svinger lystigt om, rundt om os,
Hey! Hey!
Møerne smiler så sødt til os mænd,
Hey! Hey!
Nu skal festen snart begynde,
Øllen flyder fra vor tønde,
Kvinder skænker øl i horn,
Festen slutter først i morgen.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Kvinderne viser der’s barm frem til os,
Hey! Hey!
Nu er det tid til at vis', hva' vi ka',
Hey! Hey!
Nu skal festen snart begynde,
Øllen flyder fra vor tønde,
Kvinder skænker øl i horn,
Festen slutter først i morgen.
Rundt om bålet åd vi kødet,
Vi tog kvinder med i høet,
Dem, der kæmped', de fik kvinder,
Til at hold' sig varm til vinter.

Lyrics translation

The party's about to start,
The beer flows from our barrel,
Women pour beer in horns,
The party won't end until tomorrow.
Above, the fire fry the meat,
We take women in the hay,
Men who fight win women,
To keep ' themselves warm for winter.
Under the wide crown of the Beech we sit,
Hey! Hey!
We drink dense, cool beer in horns,
The party won't end until tomorrow.
The party's about to start,
The beer flows from our barrel,
Women pour beer in horns,
The party won't end until tomorrow.
The dance swings merrily around us,
Hey! Hey!
The mothers smile so sweetly at US men,
Hey! Hey!
The party's about to start,
The beer flows from our barrel,
Women pour beer in horns,
The party won't end until tomorrow.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
The women show there's bosom forward to us,
Hey! Hey!
Now it's time to show' what' we can',
Hey! Hey!
The party's about to start,
The beer flows from our barrel,
Women pour beer in horns,
The party won't end until tomorrow.
Around the fire we ate the meat,
We took women in the hay,
Those who fought, they got women,
To keep ' themselves warm for winter.