Hellbillies - Goffa Min Va Handelskar - traduction des paroles en anglais

Paroles et traduction Hellbillies - Goffa Min Va Handelskar




Goffa Min Va Handelskar
Goffa Min Va Handelskar
N'goffa hadde våmmålsbrok og rutut busserull.
My grandfather wore warm pants and a rolled-up suit.
Bremluve med knapp i, undetøy ull.
A brimmed hat with a button, and woolen underwear.
Blå Strek-tobakk, krokpipe og kamferdrops lur,
Blue Streak tobacco, a pipe, and camphor drops in store,
Rydda tjue mål langstøle, bygde bue ein gråsteinsmur.
He cleared twenty acres on a long stool, and built a bow on a gray stone wall.
Goffa min va handelskar han handla hest og kjy.
My grandfather was a merchant, he traded horses and cattle.
Dreiv dei ifrå Aurlandsdal'n og ned te Drammen by.
He drove them from the Aurlandsdalen valley down to the city of Drammen.
Han va kjend frå Hol te Gulsvik.
He was known from Hol to Gulsvik,
Ein ekta Hallingdøl.
A true Hallingdøl.
Spikjikjøt va'n glad i, og graut eigji mjøl.
He loved cured pork and porridge made from his own milk.
"Haralanken, lorteklanken" song n'goffa om.
"Haralanken, that lout," sang my grandfather.
radio'n høyrde'n værmelding og Myklebust kor gong.
On the radio he listened to the weather forecast and Myklebust's accordion.
Han helga seg kor sundag, va uppe klukka fem.
He only relaxed on Sundays, and was up at five.
Fyra støtt med bjørkjived, og hadde kjellarlem.
He always stoked the fire with birchwood, and had a cellar door.
Ho gommo sat langstøle i over femti år.
My grandmother sat on a long stool for over fifty years.
Fora meg med ystillsoll og plastra alle sår.
She tended to me with soft wool and bandaged all my wounds.
Ho stod og rørde prim i ein eim hakka brisk.
She stood and stirred prim in a haze of chopped meat.
Plåra seint og tidleg, men heldt seg kvek og frisk.
She cried late and early, but stayed cheerful and healthy.





Writer(s): John Prine


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