Tjuv och tjuv det ska du heta
Language: Swedish (Svenska)
Available translation(s): ENG
Tjuv, ja tjuv, det ska du heta.
för du stal min lilla vän,
men jag har den ljuva trösten,
att jag får 'na snart igen.
Tror jag, tra la la.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David McCleery) , "Thief, yes thief, that’s what you are", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Leif Møller
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-27
Line count: 5
Word count: 30
Thief, yes thief, that’s what you are
Language: English  after the Swedish (Svenska)
Thief, yes thief, that’s what you are
For you stole my beloved
But I draw sweet comfort,
Knowing I’ll soon get her back again
Yes I will, tra la la.
Authorship:
- Translation from Swedish (Svenska) to English copyright © 2018 by David McCleery, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-01-21
Line count: 5
Word count: 30