Always Lift Him Up/kanaka Wai Wai
When a fellow has the blues and feels discouraged
And there's nothing else but trouble all his life
When he's always grumbled at and never happy
Living with a scolding, aggravating wife
If he's sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
Do not pass him by, don't greet him with a frown
Do not fail to lend a hand and try to help him
Always lift him up and never knock him down
If he stays out late at night because he's worried
And because his home is not what it should be
Have a smile for him whenever you should meet him
It would help him just the right way, don't you see
If he gambles when he's in the town or city
Tell him what he ought to do to gain the crown
Lend a hand and do not fail to show him pity
Always lift him up and never knock him down
If he cannot pay his debts and feels disgusted
If he's blue and doesn't have a word to say
Let him know you are his friend who can be trusted
It would cheer this lonely fellow on his way
If he finds it hard for him to keep his family
Let a kind word greet his ear when he's around
Don't say anything at all to make against him
Always lift him up and never knock him down
If he has no friends and everyone's against him
If he's failed at everything that he has tried
Try to lift his load, to help to bear his burden
Let him know that you are walking by his side
And if he feels that all is lost, and he is falling
Try to place that poor man's feet on solid ground
Just remember he's some mother's precious darling
Always lift him up and never knock him down
Always lift him
Siempre levántalo/kanaka Wai Wai
Cuando un tipo tiene el bajón y se siente desanimado
Y no hay más que problemas en su vida
Cuando siempre se queja y nunca es feliz
Viviendo con una esposa regañona y molesta
Si está harto de la vida y recurre a la bebida
No lo ignores, no lo saludes con ceño fruncido
No dejes de tenderle una mano e intentar ayudarlo
Siempre levántalo y nunca lo derribes
Si sale tarde por la noche porque está preocupado
Y porque su hogar no es lo que debería ser
Sonríele cada vez que lo encuentres
Le ayudaría de la manera correcta, ¿no lo ves?
Si apuesta cuando está en la ciudad
Dile lo que debería hacer para ganar la corona
Extiende una mano y no dejes de mostrarle compasión
Siempre levántalo y nunca lo derribes
Si no puede pagar sus deudas y se siente disgustado
Si está triste y no tiene palabras que decir
Hazle saber que eres su amigo en quien puede confiar
Alegraría a este solitario en su camino
Si le resulta difícil mantener a su familia
Que una palabra amable salude su oído cuando esté cerca
No digas nada que vaya en su contra
Siempre levántalo y nunca lo derribes
Si no tiene amigos y todos están en su contra
Si ha fracasado en todo lo que ha intentado
Intenta aliviar su carga, ayudar a llevar su peso
Hazle saber que estás caminando a su lado
Y si siente que todo está perdido y está cayendo
Intenta poner los pies de ese pobre hombre en tierra firme
Solo recuerda que es el preciado tesoro de alguna madre
Siempre levántalo y nunca lo derribes
Siempre levántalo
Escrita por: Jörgen Elofsson