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Lille Soldat

Savage Rose
Language: Danish


Savage Rose

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[1990]

Da/From: "Gadens Dronning"

Testo e musica di Thomas Koppel
Lyrics and Music by Thomas Koppel

"Lille Soldat (Little Soldier) comments the idea of a mutual European army, which was being pushed hard." (T. Koppel)

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På skrænten lå soldaten
En morgen i april
Og på hans kind en rose
I hjertet et projektil
Men det var så længe siden
Og alting næsten glemt
Nu hvirvler trommestikkerne igen
Så bitters velbekendt
Lille soldat så gi' mig dog din rose
Lille soldat så gi' mit dit gevær

Det er den sorte rytter
På sin knokkelhest af jern
Og den hæse vrinsken
Gi'r genlyd nær og fjern
Det' de stores sang om frihed
Så betændt og fyldt med svig
Med sit slæb af rusten pigtråd
Og små soldaters skrig
Lille soldat...

Det' de stores sang om frihed
Den gamle melodi
Det ny Europa's hymne er
De små soldaters skrig
Lille soldat...

Jorden brænder
Skønt solen stråler klart
Hvor trommen slår for frihed
Står pengemænd parat
Rådne mure falder
Men løgnene består
På skrænten lyser roserne
Mens trommestikkerne de går
Lille soldat...

Contributed by daniela -k.d.- - 2007/5/17 - 13:29



Language: English

Traduzione inglese di Thomas Koppel.
English translation by Thomas Koppel.
LITTLE SOLDIER

On the slope
Lay the soldier
One morning in April
On his cheek a rose
In his heart a bullet
But it was so long ago
And it's all almost forgotten
Now the drumsticks are rolling again
Bitterly familiar
Little solder
So give me your rose
Little soldier so give me your gun

It is the Black Rider
On his skeleton horse of iron
And its hoarse neighing
Is resounding near and far
It's the freedom song of the wealthy
The old melody
The New Europe's hymn is
The little soldiers' screams

The earth is burning
Though the sun is shining bright
Where the drum's beating for freedom
Moneymen stand ready
Rotten walls fall
While lies stand
On the slope roses shine
While the drumsticks roll

Contributed by k.d. - 2007/5/17 - 13:33




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