Byttingen [English translation]

Byttingen sat in his favorite chair

grumpy and weird by the fireplace

old and silent and rocking (the chair)

everyone wanted him to die

the woman nextdoor aswell

He was an old and silent fellow

They asked the wise man

and he gave the answer:

”if Byttingen willl tell you how old he is

he will die - that’s what it takes

Byttingen did’t want to die, he wanted to live forever

Byttingen sat in his favorite chair

grumpy and weird by the fireplace

the wise man took an eggshell

and he pretended to brew beer in it

and served it to the woman

Byttingen suddenly woke up happy

he stared at the brew, rocked (his chair) and said:

”I’ve lived a long time and seven times I’ve seen

the forest burn down and grow up again

But I’ve never seen brew in a top of an eggshell"

Byttingen didn’t want to die, he wanted to live forever

Now it was his time to die, he wanted to live forever

• Artist:Lumsk
• Album:Troll