Benyt endelig denne tråd til noget mere generelt, hvis man lyster...
Men jeg har set Niels Haugaards 75 års koncert fra Tønder Festival med stor, stor glæde. Særlig Ian McCallums sang synes jeg er episk skøn, og jeg har planer om at synge den for min mor, når hun holder sin 70 års fødselsdag. Men der er en linje, jeg dælme ikke kan tyde, hvad han siger...
Jeg har googlet efter teksten uden held og har faktisk kun kunnet finde sangen fra koncerten i Tønder, så kan debatten hjælpe?
Sangen kan findes her: ved tiden 51:16. Den specifikke linje, jeg ikke forstår, er i sidste vers ved tiden 53:40:
There are so much that’s new and there’s so much to do
And I’ll do it cause I have the time
And I never…..???
I never what?!
Hilfe!
Hva dælen siger han/hun/de...?!
Re: Hva dælen siger han/hun/de...?!
I am pleasantly pleased to be seventy
Astounded that I’ve lived so long
I had a fine time till I reached sixty-nine
I thought that was it…. but I’m wrong
It’s not at all bad to be seventy
And frankly I'm doing OK
Apart from the sight in my mirror at night
There are no other signs of decay
Delighted to wake up each day
I accept all the free things I'm given
My pension, my bus pass and all
I really don't care, but if it is there
I'll take it no matter how small
I can be just as ill as I want to
And google my symptoms with glee
I can do a sore back or a mild heart attack
Or die if I want to for free
It's amazing how ill I can be
It's my job to annoy younger people
I criticise all that they say
They tell me I'm sad and I tell them they're mad
But frankly they're doing OK
And I never drive above thirty
No matter the limits or signs
It's amazing how slow my Ford Focus can go
With an angry Mercedes behind
Sometimes it's cruel to be kind
I am pleasantly pleased to be seventy
I'm far from the end of the line
There's so much that's new and there's so much to do
And I'll do it 'cause I have the time
It's not at all bad being seventy
But one thing is bothering me
My memory has gone…….. and I can't finish songs……
Astounded that I’ve lived so long
I had a fine time till I reached sixty-nine
I thought that was it…. but I’m wrong
It’s not at all bad to be seventy
And frankly I'm doing OK
Apart from the sight in my mirror at night
There are no other signs of decay
Delighted to wake up each day
I accept all the free things I'm given
My pension, my bus pass and all
I really don't care, but if it is there
I'll take it no matter how small
I can be just as ill as I want to
And google my symptoms with glee
I can do a sore back or a mild heart attack
Or die if I want to for free
It's amazing how ill I can be
It's my job to annoy younger people
I criticise all that they say
They tell me I'm sad and I tell them they're mad
But frankly they're doing OK
And I never drive above thirty
No matter the limits or signs
It's amazing how slow my Ford Focus can go
With an angry Mercedes behind
Sometimes it's cruel to be kind
I am pleasantly pleased to be seventy
I'm far from the end of the line
There's so much that's new and there's so much to do
And I'll do it 'cause I have the time
It's not at all bad being seventy
But one thing is bothering me
My memory has gone…….. and I can't finish songs……
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Re: Hva dælen siger han/hun/de...?!
Hvordan høvled har I fundet den sangtekst!!! Jeg har googlet og googlet og googlet!!! Og min tlf insisterer på at kalde ham McCallum i stedet for McCalman - guderne må vide hvorfor - så jeg har søgt på det rigtige!
Men TAK!
Og er det i øvrigt ikke en vidunderlig sang?!
Men TAK!
Og er det i øvrigt ikke en vidunderlig sang?!
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Tally-ho
Re: Hva dælen siger han/hun/de...?!
Tibbler og Dmitra, har I lyttet til linket? Det er da ikke det, han siger i den version? Altså udover, at det er en Toyota og ikke en Ford Focus, så siger han da ikke "it's not at all bad being seventy" i den linje, synes I?
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Tally-ho
Re: Hva dælen siger han/hun/de...?!
Jeg må skrive til Niels Hausgaard!!
Men tak til jer begge uanset - og jeg, som troede, jeg var uovertruffen i googling, men jeg har simpelthen ikke kunnet finde den tekst nogen steder!
Men tak til jer begge uanset - og jeg, som troede, jeg var uovertruffen i googling, men jeg har simpelthen ikke kunnet finde den tekst nogen steder!
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Tally-ho
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Re: Hva dælen siger han/hun/de...?!
milisa skrev:Jeg må skrive til Niels Hausgaard!!
Men tak til jer begge uanset - og jeg, som troede, jeg var uovertruffen i googling, men jeg har simpelthen ikke kunnet finde den tekst nogen steder!
Prøv en en app eller et program der kan transskriptere imens du lytter til sangen
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