By'n Æ Bor I - D.D.E.

Kan æ få vis dæ by’n æ bor i

Veit æ du vil bli glad i’n

Vil du bli med gjennom by’n æ går tur i

Ska du nok trives bra i’n

Hand i hand ska vi gå gjennom gatan

Og finn oss en røykfylt kafe

Men æ veit itj kæm — æ veit itj kor hen du e

Kanskje står du attmed et samleband i Detroit, USA

Kanskje driv du svartebørs på gata i Moskva

Eller kjøre som drosjesjåfør i skyggen av Notre Dame

Kanskje går du arbeidslaus og driv langs kaian i Amsterdam

Kan æ få vis dæ by’n æ bor i

Veit æ du vil bli glad i’n

Vil du bli med gjennom by’n æ går tur i

Ska du nok trives bra i’n

Kinn mot kinn ska vi sett oppå «Klompen»

Og sjå på at sola går ned

Men æ veit itj kæm — æ veit itj kor hen du e

Du bøye dæ og plukke en blomsterbukett i Sarajevo

Du sjer unga som leike på gata i Rio de Janeiro

Du syng allsang over en øl på en pub i Belfast

På en parkbenk i Jerusalem tar du pause fra jag og mas

Kan æ få vis dæ by’n æ bor i

Veit æ du vil bli glad i’n

Vil du bli med gjennom by’n æ går tur i

Ska du nok trivas bra i’n

Hud mot hud ska vi gå inn i natta

Og natta ska vi ha i fred

Men æ veit itj kæm — æ veit itj kor hen du e

Can you show me the city you live in?

Veit æ you will love it

Do you want to join us through the city æ go for a walk

Are you going to feel good in it?

Hand in hand we will walk through the street

And find us a smoky cafe

But I don't know where you are - I don't know where you are

Maybe you're standing next to a rally band in Detroit, USA

Maybe you run a black market on the streets of Moscow

Or drive as a taxi driver in the shadow of Notre Dame

Maybe you're unemployed and drifting along the quay in Amsterdam

Can you show me the city you live in?

Veit æ you will love it

Do you want to join us through the city æ go for a walk

Are you going to feel good in it?

Cheek to cheek we shall sit on top of "Klompen"

And watch the sun go down

But I don't know where you are - I don't know where you are

You bend over and pick a bouquet of flowers in Sarajevo

You see young people playing in the streets of Rio de Janeiro

You sing along over a beer in a pub in Belfast

On a park bench in Jerusalem you take a break from the hustle and bustle

Can you show me the city you live in?

Veit æ you will love it

Do you want to join us through the city æ go for a walk

Are you going to have a good time in it?

Skin to skin we shall enter the night

And the night we shall have in peace

But I don't know where you are - I don't know where you are