Balladen om herr Fredrik Åkare och den söta fröken Cecilia Lind [English translation]

From Öckerö threshing floor, sound accordion and bass

the full moon is shining as if made of glass.

There dances Fredrik Åkare, dancing chin to chin (1)

with the young maiden, Cecilia Lind

She dances, eyes closed, so near to him

He leads and she follows, according to his whim

He leads and she follows, as light as the wind

But why are you blushing, Cecilia Lind..

Do tell, was it 'cause Fredrik Åkare said:

Your smell is so good, and your dancing so dab

Your bosom so round, and your waste is so thin

And you are so beautiful, Cecilia Lind

The dance has now ended and where could they go?

Cause they live so close to each other, you know..

Then they stopped at her porch, and Cecilia grinned

Oh give me a kiss, said Cecilia Lind

Shame on you, Fredrik, so old and senile

Cecilia Lind she is almost a child

Pure as a flower, a doe sniffing the wind

Soon I'll be 17, said Cecilia Lind

The stars they keep wandring', have forgotten the two

And Fredrik is old, but the moon is so new

Yes, Fredrik is old, but who cares with lights dimmed

Oh, kiss me again, said Cecilia Lind