4. Elementer HW Gade - NORDISC Music & Text

12. Stil
Lektion 12: Merry-go-round
1. Sangtekst
Merry-go-round
1. Gobo the clown takes a boy by his hand,
Opens the sky with the sun and the moon,
Onto the stars and the friendly trolls.
But what is it worth when your parents are lost,
Jammed in their talketytalk,
Mama, I want to go with the clown -
Chorus Merry-go-round at a terrible pace,
Jump to your seat, let the fun begin.
Year after year in an empty space,
Cling to your mommy, cling to your kid.
The ride is over – you are a man.
2. Ingrid the girl brings a handful of beers,
Igniting her friends with her words,
Feeble constructions of genius and fame.
Lost in a zoo, the unthinkable gloom,
Faces distorted, grey animals loom,
Now you are young and now you grow old.
3. Father and mother parade with a child,
Breathing the world with his shiny eyes.
Where is the clown? – sorry, Madam, he‟s dead –
Towers of jewels with a magical glow,
Light up the boy and his dad.
Mama, I want the clown to come back.
4. Running and screaming, not able to move,
Father and mother, where are you, I‟m lost,
Lost in my work and my talketytalk.
Falling to pieces, cracking up,
Floating in mother‟s translucent womb,
Holes through the past and the days to come –
Text and music © H.W. Gade 2001
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