Cornelis Vreeswijk — Cylinderhatten song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Cylinderhatten" by Cornelis Vreeswijk.
Lyrics
Cylinderhatt, cylinderhatt, sg minns Du forna dagar
Dr societeten syntes, syntes Du I all Din glans.
Magnater och bankirer med cigarr och istermager.
Bar upp Dig som en stolt symbol fr makt och storfinans.
Frr satt du p en dignitr nu sitter du p sotare Pr.
D fick du endast bras av en rik och mktig man.
Nog r det vl beklagligt att det modet frsvann.
Cylinderhatt, cylinderhatt, var r revolutionen?
Envar skulle bli lika, nu skulle allt bli fritt.
Cylinderhatt farvl: sa brukspatronen och baronen
Och kpte sig kostymer av demokratiskt snitt.
Och alla miljonrer ser ut som proletrer.
«Adj adj cylinderhatt, nu r jag folkets man»
Men visst r det beklagligt att det modet frsvann?
Men Johansson med kepsen, han tycker allt r toppen.
Fast lnen r fr liten men regeringen r fin!
Han hyr sig en cylinderhatt den stter han p knoppen,
Och gifter sig I kyrkan och kper diskmaskin.
Men kken som han hyr I och trucken som han styr I gs av en anonym person; det finns det papper p.
Cylinderhatt, cylinderhatt, vad ger han d?
Men stackars lille Lundstrm han sitter dr och grubblar.
P priser som r hga och p lnen som r lg.
P den som utan mda sin frmgenhet frdubblar
Funderar lille Lundstrm med ganska tveksam hg.
Visst r vi alla lika men somliga r rika.
Men mnga fler r skert lika fattiga som jag.
Cylinderhatt, cylinderhatt, var finns Du idag?
Lyrics translation
Cylinder hat, cylinder hat, sg do you remember the days of old
Dr. high society appeared, You appeared in all your glory.
Magnates and bankers with cigars and ice thermages.
Wear yourself up as a proud symbol of power and big business.
Because you sat on a dignitary now you sit on Chimney Sweeps Pr.
D you only got bras from a rich and powerful man.
I think it is regrettable that that courage disappeared.
Cylinder hat, cylinder hat, was R revolution?
Everyone would be equal, now everything would be free.
Cylinder hat farvl: sa brukspatronen and Baron
And kpte themselves costumes of Democratic cut.
And all the millions look like proletarians.
"Adj adj cylinder hat, now I am the man of the people»
But isn't it regrettable that that courage disappeared?
But Johansson with the cap, he thinks everything is great.
Although the line is small but the government is fine!
He rents himself a cylinder hat it stter he P knob,
And marries in the church and kper dishwasher.
But the kken that he hires in and the truck that he controls in the gs of an anonymous person; there are there Papers p.
Cylinder hat, cylinder hat, what does he give d?
But poor little Lundstrm he sits dr and broods.
- Prices that are high and prices that are lg.
On the one who, without a measure of his strength, doubles
Thinking about Lille Lundstrm with rather doubtful hg.
Sure, we're all alike, but some are rich.
But many more are as poor as I am.
Cylinder hat, cylinder hat, Where Are you today?