Sven i Rosengård [English translation]

Where have you been for so long, Sven in Rosengård

I have been to the stable, our dear mother

You are waiting for me late or never

What have you done in the stable, Sven in Rosengård?

I have watered the foals, our dear mother

You waited for me late or never

We are your sword so bloody, Sven in Rosengård

I have beaten my brother, our dear mother

You waited for me late or never

What do you want to do now, Sven in Rosengård?

I escape the country, our dear mother

You waited for me late or never

When can I expect you home, Sven in Rosengård?

When the church becomes a widow, our dear mother

You waited for me late or never

When will the church a widow become, Sven in Rosengård?

When there no benches are, our dear mother

You waited for me late or never

When can I expect you home, Sven in Rosengård?

When the raven turns white, our dear mother

And when will the raven turn white, Sven in Rosengård?

When the swan turns black, our dear mother

When can I expect you home, Sven in Rosengård?

When the pine sprots leaves, our dear mother

You waited for me late or never

When does the pine sprout leaves, Sven in Rosengård?

When the birch, she sprouts needles, dear mother our

You waited for me late or never