Paroles et traduction Bjørn Eidsvåg - Rart Smil

Rart Smil

Du prøvde vel å smila
Men fikk det ikkje te
Du var ganske så fortvila
Det va trist å merka det

Fekk så lyst å holda rundt deg
Og sei kor gla eg var i deg
Eg gjekk nestan heilt i sundt eg
Men turde ikkje ta i deg
Eg gjorde ingenting
Eg va feig og redd og liten
Og sa ein masse dumme ting
Om at eg va sliten

Sko ha grene sammen med deg
I det minste holdt i handa di
Sko sagt varme godord te deg
Den sjansen lot eg gå forbi
Eg gjorde ingenting...

Så redd for å bli avvist
Så redd for å vær' nær
Så redd for egen smerte
-Sånn vil eg ikje vær!

Strange Smile

You tried to smile
But you couldn't do it
You were pretty desperate
It was sad to notice

I wanted to hold you so much
And tell you how much I loved you
I almost completely broke down
But I didn't dare to touch you
I did nothing
I was cowardly and scared and small
And said a lot of stupid things
About how I was tired

I should have cried with you
At the very least held your hand
I should have said warm good words to you
I let that chance pass me by
I did nothing...

So afraid of being rejected
So afraid of being close
So afraid of my own pain
-I don't want to be like that!