Klaparen - The Bungler <translation>
du gar pa ditt oefterharmliga satt
over skolgardens grus for dig sjalv
i ditt nyklippta har likt en irlandsk idols
din spegelbild i fonsterglas
beundrar varje steg du tar
<You’re walking in your inimitable way
Over the school yard’s gravel by yourself
In your newly cut hair like an Irish idol’s
Your reflection in window glass
Admires every step you take>
och sa blinkar det till
grona roda gula ljus
du var pa nalar nar du kom
med ditt insmugglade rus
och sa slacker dom ner
for en sista stilla chans
och allting svartnar i panik
nar du ser att alla redan har en dans
och allt ar som forut
<And so it flashes
Green red yellow lights
You were sitting on needles when you came
With your smuggled-in intoxication
And they switch off all the lights
For one final quiet chance
And everything blackens in a panic
When you see that everyone already has a dance
And everything is like before>
du minns den du var med forakt, lite hat
man blir lik sin mor eller far
du har forandrat ditt satt, suddat ut varje spar
men i sjalen din
ja langt langt in
ekar tonaringens vral
<You remember who you were with contempt a little hatred
You start to resemble your mother or father
You have changed your ways erased every trace
But in your soul
Yes far far inside
Echoes the teenager’s roar>
och sa blinkar det till
och dom tander alla ljus
du var ensam nar du kom
nu har magin brunnit ut
och sa slacker dom ner
alla skyltar alla ljus
och nar parken ligger tom inser du
att din kvall just tagit slut
och allt ar som forut
<And so it flashes
And they switch on all the lights
You were alone when you came
Now the magic has burned out
And so they switch off
All the signs all the lights
And when the park lies empty you realise
That your evening has just ended
And everything is like before>
och sa blinkar det till
och dom tander alla ljus
du var ensam nar du kom
du ar lika ensam nu
och sa slacker dom ner alla gator alla hus
och nar staden ligger tom inser du
att det ar sa ditt liv ser ut
och allting ar som forut
<And so it flashes
And they turn on all the lights
You were alone when you came
You are just as alone now
And so they switch off all the streets and all the houses
And when the city lies empty you realise
That that’s what your life looks like
And everything is like before>