Translation of the song Jeg Gi'r artist Annika Aakjær

Danish

Jeg Gi'r

English translation

I Give

Jeg gi'r en omgang, hvis du gider at blive

I'll give a round if you'll care to stay

Hvis du ku' vente på det, jeg ku' sige

If you could wait for what I could say

Jeg ku' gi' dig løfter, jeg ku' gi' dig lov

I could give you promises, I could give you permission

Jeg ku' gi' dig grunde til at bli' flov

I could give your reasons to be embarrassed

Jeg gi'r op, og du går hjem, og der skete ingenting igen

I give up, and you go, and nothing happened again

Jeg gi'r op, og du går hjem, og der skete ingenting

I give up, and you go, and nothing happened

Og jeg bli'r stille, du spø'r, hvordan det går, hvad der sker

And I go quiet, you ask how I am, what's up

Om jeg fik, hvad jeg ville, og spø'r om vi skal ta' en øl mer'

If I got what I wanted, asking if we should get another beer

Og så smiler vi lidt af skæbnens ironi

And then we smile a bit about the irony of fate1

Og anerkender dens underholdningsværdi

Acknowledging its entertainment value

Jeg gi'r op, og du går hjem, og der skete ingenting igen

I give up, and you go, and nothing happened again

Jeg gi'r op, og du går hjem, og der skete ingenting

I give up, and you go, and nothing happened

For du holder på det, du har, og jeg holder det hele inde

'Cause you hold onto what you have, and I keep it all in

Så du ik' skal forklare, og jeg ik' skal forsvare et hold, der ik' kan vinde

So that you won't have to explain, and I won't have to defend a team which can't win

Ja, du holder på det, du har, og jeg holder det hele inde

'Cause you hold onto what you have, and I keep it all in

Så du ik' skal forklare, og jeg ik' skal forsvare et hold, der ik' kan vinde

So that you won't have to explain, and I won't have to defend a team which can't win

Men jeg ku' ta' dig i kraven, skub' dig op mod en væg

But I could grab you by your collar, push you against a wall

Til du skriger mit navn, til du er helt i knæ

Until you scream my name, until you're down on your knees

Jeg ku' la' min hånd rive dit hår

I could let my hand pull your hair

Jeg ku' fylde din mund til du forstår

I could fill your mouth until you understand

Jeg ku' tage chancen, bare sig' hey hey

I could take the chance, just say hey hey

Turde mist' balancen, håb' det ender okay

Dare to lose balance, hoping for it to end well

Men vi to, vi skal hjem, hver vores vej

But the two of us, we're going home separately

Jeg ska' glem' dig, og du ska' glem' mig

I need to forget you, and you need to forget me

Jeg tømmer mit glas, og vi si'r farvel

I empty my glass and we say goodbye

Og så let som ingenting slog vi tiden ihjel

And easier than anything else, we killed time

En tid, der er gået, en tid, der forsvandt

A time which passed, a time which disappeared

Misted' vi noget? Og hvad var det, vi fandt?

Did we lose something? And what did we find?