På egna vingar [English translation]

Suddenly you are 19 years old;

Can anyone understand how time goes by?

You lay here against my chest,

and let your daddy give you comfort.

But now you have become 19 years old.

I remember the moments we had

of sorrow and happiness, tears and laughter.

I remember it as if it was yesterday

every time I kissed away a tear.

But now you are nineteen years old.

What did you get from me?

What did I ever get around to teaching you?

Perhaps it is that I love you

more than I love myself;

Even now, when you are nineteen years old.

Perhaps you remember the words I said

about how one has a peaceful night?

You feel it in your soul

if you did something wrong;

Long before one becomes nineteen years old.

So fly, my darling, fly away.

Feel how your own wings hold you.

Wherever you are, wherever you go

this is my very last advice;

For you’re nineteen years old

• Artist:Björn Afzelius
• Album:Elsinore (1999)