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Cornelis Vreeswijk: Somliga går med trasiga skor

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CORNELIS VREESWIJK: SOMLIGA GÅR MED TRASIGA SKOR

Somliga går med trasiga skor
säg vad beror det på
gud fader som i himmelen bor
kansken vill ha det så.
 
Gud fader som i himmelen bor,
blundar och sover sött.
Vem bryr sig om ett par trasiga skor,
när man är gammal och trött
 
Vem bryr sig om hur dagarna går
de vandrar som de vill.
Medborgare om etthundra år,
finns du ej längre till.
 
Då har nån annan tagit din stol
det vet du inte av
du känner varken regn eller sol
ner' i din mörka grav
 
vem bryr sig om hur nätterna far
jag bryr mig inte ett spår
Bara jag får ha mitt ansikte kvar
Dolt i min älsklings hår.
 
Jag är en tvivelaktig figur.
Duger ej mycket till.
Bakom ett hörn står döden på lur.
Han tar mig när han vill.
 
Somliga går med trasiga skor,
tills de har slutat gå.
Djävulen som i helvetet bor
får sig ett gott skratt då.
SOME WALK IN TATTERED SHOES

Some walk in tattered shoes
Tell why is that so
God father who in heaven lives
might want it that way.

God father who in heaven lives,
closes his eyes and sleeps sweetly.
Who cares about a pair of tattered shoes,
when you're old and tired

Who cares about how the days pass
they wander as they please.
Fellow citizen in one hundred years,
you will no longer be.

Then someone else has taken your chair
you won't know of it
you feel neither rain nor sun
down in your dark grave

Who cares about how the nights fly by
I don't care one bit
As long as I can keep my face
Hidden in my darling's hair.

I am a doubtful figure.
Not good for much.
Behind a corner death stands lurking.
He takes me when he wants.

Some walk with tattered shoes,
until they finish walking.
The devil who in hell lives
will have a good laugh then.


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