Möss och människor [English translation]

Twit, twit say all the little birds

as they jump around on their branches

And the pig, it grunts and goes on

to express what he thinks

Baa, baa bleat all the white lambs

And the cackle is heard from the geese

With the neigh that the horse neighs out,

he wants to show that he is sad

But the mice, they run around quietly

That is why you say "quiet as a mouse"

From mice, you never hear anything

even though they are abound in the houses

A mouse never dares to stick up

He is always so quiet and reserved

Make a peep and you get a "sit up"

so that you learn to shut your mouth

A buffoonish and unpolished way,

should preferably be supplemented

with ordinary cynicism and lack of sense

and an aptitude for bossing around

Because if the mouth is as wide as the bottom

and full of sharp teeth,

then things always almost work out

whatever happens in the world