Dans På Sunnanö

Dance at Sunnanö

There's a dance at Sunnanö
where Rönnerdal dances
with little Eva Liljebäck
at the guesthouse's ball
and through the windows flows in
the scent of the archipelago night's cool
of lilacs and jasmine
in the guesthouse's hall
of lilacs and jasmine
in the guesthouse's hall

And little Eva's arm is round
and freckled her skin
and red as strawberries her mouth
and the dress is new
Mr. Rönnerdal it's you
who takes whoever you want
among all the women around the world
that's what I've heard, ha ha
among all the women around the world
that's what I've heard, ha ha

Taking is not my tune
no miss, but giving
I waste but still I'm rich
as long as I can see
what do you see Mr. Rönnerdal
maybe my new skirt
yes that and maybe something morering a good violin here
yes that and maybe something morering a good violin here

There's a dance at Sunnanö
to Rönnerdal's violin
where waves dance
waltzes wind and the snow that fell last year
it whirls there
there's a noise
through the park and hall
and the summer morning stands bright
and the cuckoo from the south crows
and the summer morning stands bright
and the cuckoo from the south crows

And little Eva dances out
with Ensign Rosenberg
and no freckles are seen on her skin
so red is her color
but Rönnerdal is pale
and beautiful and plays like a god
and floats in a higher realm
where Eva is his bride
and floats in a higher realm