Translation of the song Breve Fra Barndommens Land artist Thomas Høffding

Du vågner i mørket

You wake up in the dark

Rækker ud efter uret

Reaching out for the clock

Børster tænder i blinde

Brush your teeth blindly

Og så tager du afsted

And then you set out

Du har ventet så længe

You've been waiting for too long

Det var for let at glemme

It was too easy to forget

Helt hvor godt det kan føles

Exactly how good it might feel

At give op og sige stop

To give up and say stop

Du løber alt hvad du kan

You run as far as you can

Du løber alt hvad du kan

You run as far as you can

Det virkede så vigtigt

It seemed so important

At gøre det rigtigt

To do it properly

At du næsten blev bange

That you almost became afraid

For at gøre noget som helst

Of doing anything at all

Men nu kaster du bomben

But now, you're tossing the bomb

Sprænger alting i luften

Blowing everything up

Du mister det hele

You're losing it all

Men det gør ingenting

But that doesn't matter at all

Du løber alt hvad du kan

You run as far as you can

Med dine drømme i brand

With your dreams on fire

Du løber alt hvad du kan

You run as far as you can

Med dine drømme i brand

With your dreams on fire

Du går ud på gaden

You walk out on the street

Og hopper på bussen

Getting onto the bus

Mens dagen den gryer

While the day is dawning

Og alt er i oprør

And everything's a turmoil

Det var sådan det skulle føles

That's how it ought to feel

Sådan livet sku leves

How life ought to be lived

Hallelujah for breve

Hallelujah for letters

Fra barndommens land

From the land of childhood1

Du løber alt hvad du kan

You run as far as you can

Med dine drømme i brand

With your dreams on fire

Du løber alt hvad du kan

You run as far as you can

Med dine drømme i brand

With your dreams on fire

Kun et lille stik af afsked

Only a small pang from saying goodbye

Mest den søde smag af frihed

Mostly the sweet taste of freedom