I have a nice relationship to the government
that is fixed and inflation resistant
and is more than enough for the food
when you are no longer in the production
And if you would get an ache in your teeth
in either of the two that you have left,
you leave both in the hands of the doctor
who is the only one that the municipality has
But if you wish to eke out the pension,
then it is appropriate for a pensioner
to carry suitcases down by the station
for those who are still fit for work
When winter comes, so dark and bleak,
in the majestic high north
Then all the old folks celebrate Christmas
and talk merrily at the municipality table
And the children come to visit us
the day of the year when you have your birthday
Then you really must try
to get a little chat if you can
Now it is time to be content with the little things
and be grateful towards municipality and government
and forget the year when you were mistreated
to support this apparatus
You are a negative entry for the government anyway
with impaired hearing, bad vision and smell
and quite noticeably reducing the results
from our gross national product