Men tiden går
Hasse & Tage| Original | English translation / Traduzione inglese / Engelsk översättning /... |
| MEN TIDEN GÅR | AS TIME GOES BY |
You must remember this | You must remember this |
| a kiss is still a kiss | a kiss is still a kiss |
| a sigh is just a sigh | a sigh is just a sigh |
| The fundamental things apply | The fundamental things apply |
| as time goes by | as time goes by |
| Och Ingrid Bergman log rart | And Ingrid Bergman smiled softly |
| och ömt mot Humphrey Bogart | and tenderly to Humphrey Bogart |
| i vit tropikkavaj | in his white bush jacket |
| I baren drog en pianist | A pianist kept playing in the bar |
| As time goes by | As time goes by |
| Hjältar som alltid kom från USA | The heroes, as usual, came from the US |
| Tyskar som aldrig gjorde något bra | The Germans have never done anything good |
| Negrer som bara stod och sa god dag | Negroes just standing and saying good morning |
| vad enkelt allting va | How simple everything was... |
| Sheriffer var så snygga | The sheriffs were always looking so good |
| och ryssar var så stygga | The Russians were always so wicked |
| mot stackars FBI | against poor FBI |
| Vad svårt det blir ju mer man lär sig | The more you learn, the worse things are getting |
| as time goes by | As time goes by |
| John Wayne var allas vän | John Wayne was everyone's friend |
| en riktig man bland män | a just man among the people |
| med mycket kortklippt hår | with his shortcut hair, |
| Och rödskinn var som dumma får | And the redskins looked like dumb sheep |
| men tiden går | as time went by |
| En guling var en guling | A yellow was a yellow |
| en elak liten fuling | an ugly, bad little nobody |
| på honom sköt dom prick | just good for target shooting |
| Bob Hope var alltid väldigt kvick | Bob Hope was always sooo fast |
| men tiden gick | as time went by |
| För fred och frihet gick dom ut i fält | They fought for peace and freedom |
| och som en tomte smajlade Roosevelt | and Roosevelt giggled like a goblin |
| Han gjorde aldrig nånting kriminellt | he's never done anything criminal |
| Amerika var snällt | America was so gentle |
| Och Ingrid Bergman log rart | And Ingrid Bergman smiled softly |
| och ömt mot Humphrey Bogart | and tenderly to Humphrey Bogart |
| i vit tropikkavaj | in his white bush jacket |
| I baren spela pianisten | And the bar pianist kept playing |
| As time goes by | As time goes by |
