Wanted: English Translations

[Kindoffer]

Hello,

I remember a couple of years ago when Du & jag döden recently had been released, that there were a couple of users here who put a lot of effort into translating the songs into English. Unfortunately, when the forums moved a while back, all the old threads were lost and are nowhere to be found any more. My hope is that there is someone here who, unlike I, was clever enough to save these translations in a text file. If there is such a person, I would be forever grateful if it would be possible for me to receive the document in an e-mail or over MSN. Translations for The Hjärta & Smärta EP and possibly the extra verses for Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare) are also welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Kindoffer

[luckyguerin13]

I have this, but I don't know how accurate it is.


400 Blows

The verdict fell on a morning-flight to London
Silent heavy steps coming toward you
The verdict fell even though you always used a condom
With the scythe swaying your old friend is waiting

How you played when you were kids
You stood in attention with your back straight and received
Four hundred blows

The sleep came and you who were so right in time
The verdict fell like tears against your monitor
The sleep came like a right-wing opinion
But against dollars & yen death easily becomes a joke

How you played when you were kids
You lost your war
You’re standing there left alone
And no one comes to your defence
So you stand there in attention with your back straight and receive
Four hundred blows






You Are Steam

You say
-When we were little
What drugs did yo! u take then
-When we were little
We hit sap bark and steel
And the brain got soft
From Lutheran anxiety before God
And then I got sick
And became the shadow you see now

But when the night was bright
In our sixties-house
We were farfarfar away from here
In our dream of escaping
To something new

I am born in a time
When the dust just had settled
A meaningless time
Exactly one thousand of a second too late
Surely there lives a scream
Somewhere inside your calm quiet life
A wild fantasy
Being drowned in box-wine-nostalgia

But when the night is bright
In your seventies-house
And you are steam trace of a cloud
In a dream of escaping to something new
And you are holding so tight
When the longing gets hard
Then I am yoursyoursyours to take with
To take out to take in
To something new

When the night is bright
In our eighties-house
Then we are farfarfar away from here
In our dream about escaping
To something new
And we hold too tight
But when this dream is ours
And you are mineminemine to take with
To take out to a hunt
For the time that escaped





The Dead Angle

I was long the lonely only child
A monster at the bottom in a homemade storey bed
And at a distance I saw the lights die in the fog
Exactly when the darkness is lit up again

And I saw you running over the snow’s crust
In pursuit of your magnificent view
You taught me how to disappear completely
In to your thoughts in your head I stand free

Give me a winter-drug
Give me all you’ve got
Come now I’m chronically low
Only the darkness is heard
In your eye was a storm that I saw
Like summer-snow
In the dead angle I see everything you do

There they come I can se! e them between the trees
Please help me escape
Their eyes are like mare-fire over the world
I’m crawling there in the ashes Phoenix born like new

Give me a winter-drug
Give me all you’ve got
Come now I’m chronically low
Only the darkness is heard
In your eye was a storm that I saw
Blowing summer-snow
In the dead angle I see everything you do

Give me a winter-drug
Give me summer-snow
Come now I’m chronically low
Only the darkness is heard
In your eye dances small storms
But it is you who lead
In the dead angle I see everything you do





You Were My Army

Empty your room
Of teenage-thoughts
You said: make your choice
Make an independent decision
I held a hand then
Against your warm skin
You said: close your door
We have something to sort out

You stood there with your knife
Next to your German car!
You cut my cool life
Patterned to a war

You stole my gaze
You went your own path
You said: there are little tricks
That make people mean well
And the songs I’ve heard
And the movies I saw
Were the wildest things I’ve done
But nothing was as big

As when
You stood there with your knife
Next to your German car
You cut my cool life
Patterned to a war





Palace & Main

I shot a DJ late last night
The blood splashed became a Pollock in his booth
I flee through a darkened corridor
My indie-heart pounds and pounds and pounds

I’m standing at an airport
And waiting for the feeling
A man by a ledge
An ice-cold Michael Caine
And all who have loved you
Have hated me out of fear
That I will see them
As victims at Palace & Main

I push everything before me
Like Robin Wright-Penn does in S! tate of Grace
You have everything I’ve said on tape
So you think you have a future without me

I’m standing at an airport
And waiting for the feeling
A man by a ledge
Disguised as Michael Caine
And all who have loved you
Have hated me out of fear
That I will see them
As victims at Palace & Main

I’m standing at an airport
And waiting for the feeling
A man by a ledge
An ice-cold Michael Caine
And all who love you
Must learn to wait
My plan is to wait
Yes I wait at Palace & Main





Iron-ghosts

They burnt down Grönan
And the school stands there
Alone now
Bike-racks still stand empty
Even though the breaks are over

They cut down chestnut-trees in the avenue
In front of the school yard
I move quietly
Don’t belong here
I am the ghost

I don’t know why
But maybe that’s why I remember it so well
Your big eyes
Your brown hands
Your sharp knees

Was it you I saw
Like a shadow from dreams
Was it you I saw
You whom I swore not to forget

They dig in the park
And the frost in the ground
Becomes a defense
At the corner of the church
Where the railroad goes
They have blocked off

Something’s lying in the grass
With frosty clothes
So still and white
The blue lights flash
Imagine what you can do
With a small knife
I don’t know why
But I always return here
I guess it was
Something we did
Something we said here
That changed my life

Was it you I saw
Like a shadow from my dreams
Was it you I saw
You whom I swore not to forget
Was it you I saw
Like a ghost from my dead dreams
Was it you I saw
Have I finally managed to forget





The Bungler

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

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

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

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

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





Max 500

The moon hangs low
Over everything you think you saw
Under a broken cloud
Goes a Yeti-trail

500 miles in the snow
A UFO over the lake
And in a flash I see
Keats standing next to Baudelaire
Like magic - a light you drown in
There are little tricks that make people
Give you more than you are worth...

Mary Shelley's dream
Sews a zigzag pattern
Over everything the winter has hidden
Over everything the heart has forgo! tten

500 miles in the snow
A UFO over the lake
And in a flash Lady Day
Dances a waltz with Astaire
Like magic - a light you drown in
There are little tricks that make people
Give you more than you are worth...

500 miles in the snow
A UFO over the lake
And with a look I get people to believe
In magic - a light you drown in
There are little tricks that make people
Give you more than you are worth...





Romeo Returns Alone

An icy wind goes over the water
An echo from the world of the dead
A greeting from a jealous mocking sea
And the winter tears the pier’s shack
Tears lanterns from a celebrated July
From the Ferris wheel’s skeleton of wood and stone

(I want you you are mine you are only mine)
(I want you I am yours I am only yours)
In the city rules constant low season
(I want you you are mine you are only mine) !
The restaurants are empty all year around…

And on bars the wrecks cling to
We mourn a lost cargo
And the snow is helping the debris to shore
Black twigs blocks the house white
Haven’t been here since all was yours
A for sale-sign covered in snow and sand

On the porch the wind chime sings your song
(I want you you are mine you are only mine)
Empty windows are hitting all night long
(I want you I am yours I am only yours)
And old memories are like the flakes that whirl
(I want you you are mine you are only mine)
Against a sky of iron and poison and lead…

Like a Romeo in jeans on your balcony
(I want you you are mine you are only mine)
I’m the shadow by your screen-door once more
(I want you I am yours I am only yours)
Your dress is like rags in my hand
(I want you you are mine you are only mine)
And I leave no trail even in sand…




Roses & Palm-leaves

Waiting always this waiting
From white to grey to black
This year was black
And the lilies fall from a window
In Västerås tonight
I hear your laughter

Over the plumes palm-leaves and crosses
That rattle there in the wind
That sounded like hoarse voices
From those who do the commercial
Chase zombies from out their graves
Give me something that feels

Longing always this longing
From here far away
Far far away
And the roses shed all the petals again
That cried them blood
Because life is so short

And people in the locked, quiet houses
Slightly open the curtain
And look out into the street
With eyes that are afraid
Of everything that can happen
Even though it already has happened





The Man In The White Hat
(16 Years Later)

A row of benches in a restless late April
I ! look over the shoulder and see you blink
I can have you whenever you want to
A wind carries garbage along the corridor one last time
And you & I hold our breath and hold hands during the leap
It’s not far to home

Still there are thousands of tears left
They were yours to give to anyone
At last
They are the most precious jewellery you’ve got
So never apologise again
At last
We pass their borders

Do you remember our blood-oath our law
Our stupid crusade toward a just as stupid city
I remember everything like nails against glass
But you simply laugh at me shrink everything to a joke
But I can see in your anxious posture your hunting eyes that it feels
That it’s a long way home

Soon there are no tears left
They were ours to give to anyone
At last
They are the most precious jewellery we have
So never apologise again
At last
Do you draw your own line! s

That boy I never knew
Who walked on streets I never saw
And thought thoughts I never thought
Under a thin and flaky hair
And all the emotions struck and exploded
The entire weekday full of holes
In a time when nothing happened
In a city that always slept
But darling we were all one time little
We were all one time little

I throw stones in my glass-house
I throw dart in my incubator
And so I grow my fear
Yes I am constantly sowing new seeds
In my green-house am I safe
There grows envy clear and green
I am scared out of my life of living
And I am deathly afraid of dying
But darling we will one time die
Yes we will all one time die

[I am 40 years from death
According to today’s statistics
It is a soothing thought
That we have such little time

And time softly crushes your resistance
It will melt away like snow
Until you hit your! cane against the wall
That you built around your island

And all your friends
And your entire family
They walk swiftly towards the day
When they will no longer exist

But darling we will all one time die
Yes we will all one time die
Yes we will all one time die

And he who stares out from the mirror
It can’t be me, can it?
When did I become so ugly and tired and old
So lonely, coward and weak
And you hate who you become
And despise who you were

And then there is no god in the world
That can give you an answer
Except that we will all one time die
Yes we will all one time die
Yes we will all one time die

Yes we will all one time die
Yes we will all one time die
Yes we will all one time die]*

[JukkeBerry]

and possibly the extra verses for Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare) are also welcome.

The Mannen extra verses are on FAQ English on the forum start page.

[Kindoffer]

Wow, that's perfect! They look familiar. Thank you very much!

The Mannen extra verses are on FAQ English on the forum start page.

Thank you! I'll check there. Actually, they seem to be present in the above translations.

[schmollywood]

Unfortunately the great translation site "Terrified with style" is gone so could someone please repost the english translations of Vapen & Ammunition and Hagnesta Hill please ? thanks !!!

[MaddyJ]

Usually all the songs are translated on the Kent fan site Violent Whispers

[schmollywood]

Usually all the songs are translated on the Kent fan site Violent Whispers

Unfortunately Violent Whispers only has the english Hagnesta Hill lyrics and NOT the translations of the swedish Hagnesta Hill album that are quite different. As for Vapen and Ammunition my favourite track Socker is the only one not translated into english. So please post these if you have them. Thanks !

[Waggles]

Unfortunately Violent Whispers only has the english Hagnesta Hill lyrics and NOT the translations of the swedish Hagnesta Hill album that are quite different. As for Vapen and Ammunition my favourite track Socker is the only one not translated into english. So please post these if you have them. Thanks !

Hello, I think you mean my site kent.awardspace.com
I added all the Hagnesta Hill translations for you, and I will soon complete the rest of the lyrics.
Most of the translations came from Kent forums and from the site Why Won't You Listen, so credit to them.
Cya
Ben

[JukkeBerry]

Hello, I think you mean my site kent.awardspace.com
I added all the Hagnesta Hill translations for you, and I will soon complete the rest of the lyrics.
Most of the translations came from Kent forums and from the site Why Won't You Listen, so credit to them.
Cya
Ben

Great job!

For the record, Vinternoll2 was a "double a" single with FF rather than a "b" side. Sorry, I just love that song too much!

[Waggles]

Great job!

For the record, Vinternoll2 was a "double a" single with FF rather than a "b" side. Sorry, I just love that song too much!

Ah you're right, I had forgotten about that, info updated. Yes, definitely one of Kent's best songs.
IMO FF/Vinternoll2 must be one of the best singles ever released.

[Kindoffer]

Unfortunately the great translation site "Terrified with style" is gone so could someone please repost the english translations of Vapen & Ammunition and Hagnesta Hill please ? thanks !!!

Gah, the site where I found all the translation including Vapen & Ammunition is also gone! (Unless we're talking about the same site.) It had the tag "Why won't you listen?" and had great translations of all the songs from Swedish to English. Now it's gone...

[schmollywood]

Does anybody have the translation for Noll (not Vinter Noll !). I mean this Noll :

Och Du tystnar om natten 
Du är lättskrämd kan inte låta bli att le 
Din bästa vän är elektriciteten 
och så tänder Jag ljuset 
Trots att Du hatar att klä av dig när Jag ser 
alla platser som sommarsolen svek 

När Du är tunn som luft 
Så är Du nästan perfekt 
Du gör mig lugn när alla ljusen har släckts 
Bara en sekund då är Jag nästan perfekt 
kom gör mig lugn Jag klär i din andedräkt 

Och Du tystnar om natten 
Du är mörkrädd kan inte låta bli att le 
Åt alla saker Jag aldrig ser 

Du är tunn som luft 
Du är nästan perfekt 
Du gör mig lugn när alla ljusen har släckts 
Bara en sekund då är Jag nästan perfekt 
Du gör mig lugn Jag klär i din andedräkt 
Du gör mig lugn Du är nästan perfekt 

Om Jag förlorar dig 
Så förlorar Jag synen 
Om Jag förlorar dig 
Då har Jag ingenting kvar 
Förlåt mig men Du är allt Jag har 

Du är tunn som luft 
Du är nästan perfekt 
Du gör mig lugn när alla ljusen har släckts 
Bara en sekund då är Jag nästan perfekt 
Kom gör mig lugn Jag klär i din andedräkt

[Danjo-Naz]

schmollywood: Something like this:
The text within the [] is my own comment. The swedish word klä does in this context mean that you look good a dress or something
Example: "Den där klänningen klär dig" would in enlish be "That dress becomes you".
Aaanohow:

Zero

And you turn quiet at night
You are easily scared can't help smiling
Your best friend is electricity
and so I turn the lights on
Even though you hate to undress when I'm seeing
all the places the summer sun betrayed

When you're thin as air
Then you're almost perfect
You make me calm when all the light gone out
Only a second then I'm almost perfect
come make me calm I become [as in looks good when dressed in] in your breath

And you turn quiet at night
You're scared of the dark can't help smiling
At all the things I never see

You're thin as air
You're almost perfect
You make me calm when all the light gone out
Only a second then I'm almost perfect
You make me calm I become in your breath
You make me calm you're almost perfect

If I lose you
Then I lose my sight
If I lose you
Then I have nothing left
Forgive me but you're all I got

When you're thin as air
Then you're almost perfect
You make me calm when all the light gone out
Only a second then I'm almost perfect
come make me calm I become in your breath

[schmollywood]

great , thank you !

[Waggles]

Hello, I think you mean my site kent.awardspace.com
I added all the Hagnesta Hill translations for you, and I will soon complete the rest of the lyrics.
Most of the translations came from Kent forums and from the site Why Won't You Listen, so credit to them.
Cya
Ben

Update: I've now added the lyrics to all Kent songs that I know of, including the new single Ingenting, to my page: kent.awardspace.com/kent_lyrics.html
and when the new album comes out I will be adding those too.