Cornelis Vreeswijk — En resa song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "En resa" by Cornelis Vreeswijk.

Lyrics

Vi reste genom plast
Vi reste genom allsköns skräp
Vi lyfte Afrodites släp
Och fann vad man vill se
Vi släppte släpet i all hast
Och reste vidare
Envar fick stå sitt kast
Ur alla väderstreck kom blåst
Venus. hon höll sitt bälte låst
Vi grät, men utan hopp
Och hennes bälte var av plast
Av plast var hennes kropp
På havet var det vind
Vi surrade oss till en mast
Cyklopens öga var av plast
Sopran var var sirén
Åh broder, vår kapten blev blind
Vid superstjärnans sken
Förbannad denna stad
Förbannad denna usla tid
Där ingen ger den andre frid
Kärlek är överlast
Nu skriver jag en sista rad
Och pennan är av plast

Lyrics translation

We traveled through plastic
We traveled through all sorts of garbage
We lifted Aphrodite's trailer
And found what one wants to see
We dropped the trailer in a hurry
And traveled on
Everyone had to stand his throw
Out of all directions came blown
Venus. she kept her belt locked
We cried, but without hope
And her belt was made of plastic
Of plastic was her body
On the sea there was wind
We lashed ourselves to a mast
The cyclops eye was made of plastic
Soprano where was sirén
Oh Brother, our captain went blind
At the shining of the superstar
Cursed this city
Cursed this wretched time
Where no one gives peace to the other
Love is overload
Now I'm writing one last line
And the pen is made of plastic