Ensam går jag här och vankar
Ensam går jag här och vankar
I Walk Alone and Wander Here
Traditional Song
Traditional Song
(Swedish)
(English)
Ensam går jag här och vankar,
Söker efter vännen min
Ensam går jag här och vankar,
Söker efter vännen min
Se, jag möter honom här,
Han, som är min hjärtans kär
Vill du såsom förr med mej
Svänga om I dansen säj?
Tral la la la, la la la la,
La la la la la, la la la la la,
Tral la la la, la la la la,
La la la la la, la la!
I walk alone and wander here,
Looking for my friend.
I walk alone and wander here,
Looking for my friend.
Look, I meet him here,
He, who my heart holds so dear.
Say if you will dance with me,
As you did before?
Tra la la la, la la la la,
La la la la la, la la la la la,
Tra la la la, la la la la,
La la la la la, la la!
Notes
Edward sent this version as "a possible translation that could be sung..."
Alone I walk on paths I know
Looking for a friendly face
Alone I walk on paths I know
Looking for a friendly face
I look to meet him once again
The one whose love is in my heart
I want to see you once again
And dance again with you my love.
Comments
Edward wrote, "Here is another song that we sang in the Saint Lucia performance. Although it is neither a Christmas song nor a Saint Lucia song. However, the melody is very pretty.
This song is a polska. A polska is a dance in Polish style, which is a Mazurka or Oberdek not a polka."
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Edward M. Gawlinski for contributing this song, for creating the midi music, for sending us a score and the second translation. Thanks to Monique Palomares and Jason Pomerantz for help with the first translation.
Tack så mycket!
