Pensionären [English translation]

I have a nice relationship to the government

that is fixed and inflation resistant

and is more than enough for the food

when you are no longer in the production

And if you would get an ache in your teeth

in either of the two that you have left,

you leave both in the hands of the doctor

who is the only one that the municipality has

But if you wish to eke out the pension,

then it is appropriate for a pensioner

to carry suitcases down by the station

for those who are still fit for work

When winter comes, so dark and bleak,

in the majestic high north

Then all the old folks celebrate Christmas

and talk merrily at the municipality table

And the children come to visit us

the day of the year when you have your birthday

Then you really must try

to get a little chat if you can

Now it is time to be content with the little things

and be grateful towards municipality and government

and forget the year when you were mistreated

to support this apparatus

You are a negative entry for the government anyway

with impaired hearing, bad vision and smell

and quite noticeably reducing the results

from our gross national product

• Artist:Allan Edwall