Byttingen sat in his favorite chair
grumpy and weird by the fireplace
old and silent and rocking (the chair)
everyone wanted him to die
the woman nextdoor aswell
He was an old and silent fellow
They asked the wise man
and he gave the answer:
”if Byttingen willl tell you how old he is
he will die - that’s what it takes
Byttingen did’t want to die, he wanted to live forever
Byttingen sat in his favorite chair
grumpy and weird by the fireplace
the wise man took an eggshell
and he pretended to brew beer in it
and served it to the woman
Byttingen suddenly woke up happy
he stared at the brew, rocked (his chair) and said:
”I’ve lived a long time and seven times I’ve seen
the forest burn down and grow up again
But I’ve never seen brew in a top of an eggshell"
Byttingen didn’t want to die, he wanted to live forever
Now it was his time to die, he wanted to live forever