Paroles et traduction Lars Berghagen - En kväll i juni

En kväll i juni

Ja det va' en kväll I juni, då när sommarn e' som bäst
Hon dansade för morfar som hon gillar allra mest.
Hennes morfar satt å nynna på en sommarmelodi
Plötsligt spratt de' till I gubben, han blev ung och han blev fri

Han tog av sig sin kavaj
Sparka av sig båda skorna.
Å så spotta' han ut snuset
Och sa min sköna får jag lov
Hon var vacker, han var stolt, rak I ryggen som en fura
Det var sommar det var glädje och de dansade och sjöng

Så mindes han å sa;
Ja du skulle sett din mormor, hon va' lika grann som du
Där hon dansade I gräset likadant som du gör nu
Hennes hår var blekt av solen hennes mun var smultronröd
Hon va' ljuvlig som en lilja hennes kärlek va' som glöd

Så jag tog av mig min kavaj
Sparka av mig båda skorna.
Å så spotta' jag ut snuset
Och sa min sköna får jag lov
Hon var vacker, jag var stolt, rak I ryggen som en fura
Det var sommar det var glädje och de dansade och sjöng

An Evening in June

Yes, it was an evening in June, when summer's at its best
She danced for her grandfather, whom she likes the most of all
Her grandfather sat and hummed a summer melody
Suddenly, the old man jumped up, he became young and he became free

He took off his jacket
Kicked off both his shoes
And he spat out the snuff
And said, my pretty, may I
She was beautiful, he was proud, straight-backed like a pine
It was summer, it was joy, and they danced and sang

He remembered and said
Well, you should've seen your grandmother, she was just as pretty as you
Where she danced in the grass, just as you do now
Her hair was bleached by the sun, her mouth was strawberry red
She was lovely as a lily, her love was like a fire

So I took off my jacket
Kicked off both my shoes
And I spat out the snuff
And said, my pretty, may I
She was beautiful, I was proud, straight-backed like a pine
It was summer, it was joy, and they danced and sang