Hvem ved, hva' der er op og ned?
Who knows what's up and down?
Hvem ved, hva' det vil sige?
Who knows what it means?
Og hva' er en rigtig dreng?
And what's a true boy?
Og hva' er en rigtig pige?
And what's a true girl?
Og hvordan ved man, hvem man er?
And how do you know who you are?
Hvem ved, hva' det vil sige
Who knows what it means
At kende sit eget værd?
To know your own worth?
At turde at flyve frit?
To dare to fly freely?
Alle har brug for én, der forstår
Everyone needs someone who understands
Og alle har brug for én, der tror
And everyone needs someone who believes
At man ka' få
That you can have
Alt dét, man håber på
Everything you hope for
De si'r, at lykke og held ikke kommer af sig selv
They say that happiness and luck won't come on their own
Men man har lov at håbe alligevel
But you're in your right to hope anyway
Lykke og held kommer ikke af sig selv
Happiness and luck won't come on their own
Men man har lov at håbe alligevel
But you're in your right to hope anyway
Og hvordan ved man, hvem man er?
And how do you know who you are?
Og hvem ved, hva' det vil sige
Who knows what it means
At kende sit eget værd?
To know your own worth?
At turde at flyve frit?
To dare to fly freely?
Og hvad er rigtigt og hvad er forkert?
And what's right and what's wrong?
Hvem ved, hva' det vil sige?
Who knows what it means?
Og Ivan Olsen er lidt genert
And Ivan Olsen is a bit shy
Men han har masser af fantasi
But he's got a lot of imagination
Men hvordan er det, når ingen forstår?
But how does it feel when no one understands?
Hvordan er det, når man altid får
How does it feel when you always get
Og bli'r kaldt Gummi Tarzan?
And get called Jelly Tarzan?2
Men Ivan ka' meget mere
But Ivan is capable of much more
End dét, de andre lige ser
Than what the others realize
Han danser om med bogstaverne i hans bog
He dances with the letters of his book3
Mens folk ikke tror, han er rigtig klog
While people think he's an idiot
Men Ivan kan meget mere
But Ivan is capable of much more
End dét, de andre lige ser
Than what the others realize
Han danser om med bogstaverne i hans bog
He dances with the letters of his book
Mens folk ikke tror, han er rigtig klog
While people think he's an idiot
Men alle har brug for én, der forstår
Everyone needs someone who understands
Og alle har brug for én, der tror
And everyone needs someone who believes
At man ka' få
That you can have
Alt dét, man håber på
Everything you hope for