Текст и перевод песни Ulf Lundell - Chans

Chans

Solen gr upp ver stan igentidigt en morgon i maj
Gatorna r tomma
Med kastspt i hand steen gammal man vid en kaj
Du vaknar i nnu en frmmande sng
Du kpte den med smek och smicker
Hon gav dej sin varmaste famn fr en natt
Du tar dina klder och sticker
Du hade allting som du drmde om
Alltihop frsvann p en dag
Det skulle inte hnda dej
Det hnde nd och hon tog vad hon kunde ta
Du kr hnderna djupt ner i jackanoch gr dej klar fr nnu en dag av grubbel
Det blir vin hos nn vnoch en massa snackoch bitter lngtan och trubbel
Men nere i city str en hund och grter
G ner dit om du kanoch ge'n en hjlpande hand
Nn har glmt honom dr han r vergivenoch det str ingenting p hanshundhalsband
Du kan kalla'n vad du villmen jag tror att den hunden heter Chans
Skynda dej ner nu
Du mste nd snart ngon annanstans
Kp nya klder
Kp nya skor
Hr hur trastarna sjunger ver stan
Minns du hur du sletoch var stolt fr det
Du gjorde allt fr dina barn
Du vet att du duger lika bra som nn annans varfr ser du ner i backen nr du gr
Du vill inte ge nnting till ngon lngres d r det heller ingenting du fr
Men nere i city str en hund och grter...
Den hr vrlden kan va s hrd s full av djvelskap
Folk blser varann och blir blsta
Det r snlt och kallt och hrda blickar veralltoch drrarna dom frblir lsta
Men nere i city str en hund och grter...

Chance

The sun rises over the city early one morning in May
The streets are empty
With a fishing rod in hand, an old man is standing by a quay
You wake up in yet another stranger's bed
You bought her with flattery and charm
She gave you her warmest embrace for a night
You get dressed and leave
You had everything you ever dreamed of
All gone in a day
It wasn't supposed to happen to you
But it did, and she took all she could get
You plunge your hands into the depths of your pockets and prepare for another day of brooding
You'll have a few drinks at some bar and a lot of meaningless chatter and bitter longing and trouble
But down in the city, there's a dog crying
If you can, go down and lend a helping hand
Someone has forgotten him there where he is abandoned and there's nothing on his dog tag
You can call him whatever you want, but I think that dog's name is Chance
Hurry down there now
You'll have to be somewhere else soon
Buy some new clothes
Buy some new shoes
Hear the blackbirds singing over the city
Do you remember when you used to laugh and were proud of it?
You did everything for your children
You know you're just as good as anyone else; so why are you looking down as you walk along?
You don't want to give anything to anyone anymore, so there's nothing you'll get
But down in the city, there's a dog crying...
This world can be so hard so full of evil
People trick each other and get tricked
It's mean and cold and there are hard looks everywhere and the doors, they remain locked
But down in the city, there's a dog crying...