Translation of the song Det Eneste artist Kristian Leth
Det Eneste
The Only Thing
Lidt uden for byen står der et kors
A little outside the town, there's a cross
Som et varsel, der siger, at vi ska' holde os bort
Like a warning telling us to stay away
Ik' fra det, vi godt ka' sig', men fra alt det, vi ik' kan
Not from what we can say, but everything we can't
Vi spilder vores liv på at savne det, der forsvandt
We're wasting our lives by missing what's been lost
Jeg kender en, der ik' ka' stop', når først han er gået i gang
I know someone who can't stop once he's started
Han kom for sent til koncerten, fordi han skrev på en sang
He was too late for the concert because he was writing a song
Og det eneste han har, det er hans lille pig'
And the only thing he has is his little girl
Han bor alen' med hend'
He lives alone with her
Og jeg ved ik', hva' jeg ska' sig' til ham
And I don't know what to say to him
Måske går det fint
Perhaps everything's fine
Måske griner de hver dag
Perhaps they laugh every day
Måske er der intet, de ik' ka' klar'
Perhaps there's nothing they can't conquer
Måske ser hun op på ham og spø'r
Perhaps she looks up at him to ask
Hvor blev hun af?
Where did she go?
Han tænder en cigarette og vender sig bort
He lits a cigarette, turning away
De pauser han har, de varer kun kort
The pauses he get are only brief
Ik' fra hend', han godt ka' se, men fra hend', som han ik' kan
Not from the girl he can see, but from the woman he can't
Han prøver at glemme, at glemme det, der forsvandt
He tries forgetting, forgetting what's been lost
Jeg kender en, der ik' ka' stop', når først han er gået i gang
I know someone who can't stop once he's started
Der er kun ét, han kan gøre; han ka' skriv' en sang
There's only one thing he can do; he can write a song
Og det eneste han har, det er hans lille pig'
And the only thing he has is his little girl
Han bor alen' med hend'
He lives alone with her
Og jeg ved ik', hva' jeg ska' sig' til ham
And I don't know what to say to him
Måske går det fint
Perhaps everything's fine
Måske griner de hver dag
Perhaps they laugh every day
Måske er der intet, de ik' ka' klar'
Perhaps there's nothing they can't conquer
Måske ser hun op på ham og spø'r
Perhaps she looks up at him to ask
Hvor blev hun af?
Where did she go?
Måske går det fint
Perhaps everything's fine
Måske griner de hver dag
Perhaps they laugh every day
Måske er der intet, de ik' ka' klar'
Perhaps there's nothing they can't conquer
Måske ser hun op på ham og spø'r
Perhaps she looks up at him to ask
Hvor blev hun af?
Where did she go?