Humleridderne — Gammel song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Gammel" by Humleridderne.
Lyrics
Hej du gamle, nu har du gjort dine pligter
Men du brændte jo ud, så gribbene fik dig
Drømmen om dit otium, drømte du smukt
Der er ingen hjælp at hente, pengene er brugt
Kan du selv nå dit WC, kan du selv holde det pænt
Kan du stadig se TV, ka' du sgu' selv gør' det rent
Du si’r du lagde dit liv i at hjælpe industrien
Altid, før og under og efter krigen
Men det er så længe siden og vi har glemt, hvad du ga'
Nu har vi brugt det hele og du får intet tilbag'
Du får hofter af Boneloc og en taske til tøj
En billet ud til isen, en hilsen, pøj pøj
Det er sandt, hvad vi siger, din sidste nat på valsen
Så får du vand, en sten, et reb om halsen
Og ta’r du dit liv, fordi at modet det svigter
Ka' du høre at vi råber: «Vi fik dig!»
Alting falmer, forsvinder og forgår
Men det er penge i dag, der bestemmer hvornår
Nu' du ubrugelig, et simpelt intet, et nul
Du kan ingenting bestille, andet et dit hul
Og en fedtsten, af den billigste slags
Og vi ser helst, at din bestilling bruges straks
Og til de ti første, der får låget lukket
Ja de får to procent af arveafgiften trukket
Så har vi snaget i og taget af dine indkomster
Tro ikke det er grund nok til at vi sender dig blomster
Tro os det var bedst, det endte lille du
Ellers ville du jo koste os kassen endnu
Du var en gammel belastning på vores økonomi
Drømmen om dit otium var ren utopi
Alting falmer, forsvinder og forgår
Men det er penge i dag, der bestemmer hvornår
Lyrics translation
Hey, old man, you've done your chores
But you burned out, so the vultures got you
The dream of your retirement, you dreamed beautifully
There is no help to get, the money is spent
Can you even reach your WC, can you even keep it neat
Can you still watch TV, can you fucking clean it up yourself
You say you put your life in helping the industry
Always, before and during and after the war
But it is so long ago and we have forgotten what you ga'
Now we've used it all and you get nothing back'
You get hips of Boneloc and a bag for clothes
A ticket out to the ice, a greeting, Good luck
It's true what we say, your last night on the waltz
Then you get water, a stone, a rope around your neck
And do you take your life because that courage fails
Can you hear us yelling, " We got you!»
Everything fades, disappears and perishes
But it is money today that determines when
Now ' you useless, a simple Nothing, a zero
You can't order anything else your hole
And a soapstone of the cheapest kind
And we'd rather your order be used immediately
And to the first ten who get the lid closed
Yes they get two percent of the inheritance tax deducted
Then we've snuck in and taken of your incomes
Don't think that's reason enough for us to send you flowers
Believe us it was best, it ended little you
Otherwise you'd still cost us the box
You were an old strain on our economy
The dream of your retirement was a utopia
Everything fades, disappears and perishes
But it is money today that determines when