Kim Larsen — På En Gren I Vort Kvarter song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "På En Gren I Vort Kvarter" by Kim Larsen.
Lyrics
På en gren i vort kvarter
I det store grønne træ
Der sad en fugl og fløjtede
Men solen den var så hed
Den sang om fjerne-fjerne-fjerne lande
Den sang om kærlighed og had
Og om de store vande
Og om at få sig et bad
Kanalens sorte vande
Bled træets fod forbi
Men fuglen skotted' og bandede så
Der' eddermame ikk' nogen, der ska' få mig til at bade dernede i
Og træet stod og svajede
I takt til fuglens sang
Og vindharpen spilled'
Om det vand, der var engang
Ja, de gjorde
Ja, og træet stod og svajede
I takt til fuglens sang
Og vindharpen spilled'
Om det vand, der var engang
På en gren i vort kvarter
Sidder fuglen ikke mer'
Den fløj afsted i al sin pragt
Mens den endnu var intakt
Den fløj til fjerne-fjerne-fjerne lande
Den mødte kærlighed og had
Og landed' i den salte sø
Nu visner træet pø om pø
Ja, det gør
Lyrics translation
On a branch in our neighborhood
In the Big Green Tree
There was a bird whistling
But the sun it was so hot
The song about distant-distant-distant lands
That song about love and hate
And about the Great Waters
And to get yourself a bath
The channel's black waters
Bled the foot of the tree past
But the bird scotted ' and then cursed
There ain't nobody gonna make me swim down there
And the tree was swaying
In step with the singing of birds
And the wind harp played'
About the water that was once
Yes, they did
Yeah, and the tree was swaying
In step with the singing of birds
And the wind harp played'
About the water that was once
On a branch in our neighborhood
Is the bird no longer sitting
It flew off in all its glory
While it was still intact
It flew to distant-distant-distant lands
It met Love and hate
And landed in the salty lake
Now the tree withers around the tree
Yes, it does