Christianshavns Kanal [English translation]

Friends, for many many years I've sailed

On a ship that goes nowhere

I've been hired as a bulwark sailor

On a ship that has no captain

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

Friends, for many many years I've sat

With a cool lager on my thigh

I've seen you all walk by

If you stumble you'll end up on your head

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

Fishes, drunks, hippies and pushers

Ladies, gentlemen, men and women

Sea eagles, provocateurs, girls and seagulls

Drunkards and hobos

Finns and youths

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

Friends, when I die, take my ashes

And put them in an empty, empty bottle

Put a cork in it and send me off as a message in a bottle

While you drink must1

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

Yes, because the ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

The ship is called Christianshavns Kanal

1. Crushed fruit juice (usually from grapes) that contains the skin, seeds and stems of the fruit. It's used in winemaking