Anne Linnet — Jalousi song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Jalousi" by Anne Linnet.
Lyrics
Spørger du hvorfor jeg sidder
med en skygge over panden
helt alene denne aften
ak han danser med en anden
ser du ikke hvor han smiler blidt
forløst og ungt til hende
sådan har jeg aldrig set ham smile
til en anden kvinde
sådan er hans nøgne ansigt
når han ligger ved min side
og jeg troede det var noget
jeg alene måtte vide
sådan brændte i hans øjne
denne sjældne blide varme
når han sagte hviskede til mig
hvilende i mine arme
om hans smukke mund
har mine læber tegnet hemmelige spor
jeg aldrig så ham blotte før
for nogen anden pige
derfor sidder jeg alene
med en smerte over panden
for min elskede har glemt mig
og han danser med en anden
Lyrics translation
Are you asking why I'm sitting
with a shade above the forehead
all alone this night
alas he dances with someone else
don't you see how he smiles gently
redeemed and young for her
I've never seen him smile like that
to another woman
such is his naked face
when he lies by my side
and I thought it was something
I alone had to know
how to burn in his eyes
this rare gentle heat
when he softly whispered to me
resting in my arms
about his beautiful mouth
have my lips drawn secret clues
I never saw him naked before
for any other girl
that's why I'm sitting alone
with a pain above the forehead
for my beloved has forgotten me
and he's dancing with someone else