Lyrics and translation Alf Prøysen - Romjulsdrøm

Romjulsdrøm

En skulle vøri fire år i romjul'n
Og kjint ei jinte som var nesten fem,
Og begge skulle kledd seg ut med masker
Og kømmi julbokk tel et bæssmorhem.

Og klokka skulle vara midt på dagen
Og vægen skulle vara lett og gå,
Og æille bikkjer skulle vara inne
Og æille biler skulle bære stå.

Og viss ein møtte onger etter væga
Som gjorde nar og ville vara med,
Så sku en hatt en bror i femte klassen
Som rødde væg så folk fekk gå i fred.

Og bæssmorhuset skulle mæssom såvå
Og bak gardina skulle ingen sjå
-Før vi fekk stiltre øs på tå i gangen
Og feste maska før vi banke på.

Så sku vi klampe inn på høge hæler
Og kvinke julbokkmål: "Godkvell, godkvell".
Og djupt i stolen sku a bæssmor svara:
Så kom det julbokk åt en stakkar lell!"

En skulle vøri fire år i romjul'n
Da julelysa brente dagen lang
-Da væla var et hus med fire vegger,
Og saligheta var et bessmorfang.

Christmas Dream

I wish I was four years old at Christmas
And I knew a girl who was almost five,
And we would both get dressed up in masks
And visit an elderly woman as Christmas goats.

And the clock should be in the middle of the day
And the road should be light and easy to walk,
And all the dogs should be inside
And all the cars should simply stand.

And if we met some children along the way
Who made fun of us and wanted to join in,
Then I would have had a brother in fifth grade
Who would clear the way so people could walk in peace.

And the elderly woman's house should be so quiet
And no one should be watching behind the curtains
-Before we tiptoed into the hall
And put on our masks before we knocked.

Then we would stomp in on high heels
And bleat like Christmas goats: "Good evening, good evening."
And deep in her chair, the elderly woman would answer:
So a poor old woman got a visit from Christmas goats!"

I wish I was four years old at Christmas
When the Christmas lights burned all day long,
-When the world was a house with four walls,
And happiness was a grandmother's hug.