Amerika
Bo Kaspers Orkester Lyrics


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Jag lägger brevet på lådan
sitter i bilen ett tag
Backar den ut ur garaget
strax innan natten blir dag

Kör några varv runt rondellen
och sedan söderut
Passerar gränsen som gör det
omöjligt att vända tillbaks

Amerika

Ställer min bil där jag lovat
tar ut dom pengar jag har
När jag betalat biljetten
då finns det ingenting kvar

Amerika

Stiger ombord sen på planet
beställer in allt man kan få
Här ovanför alla molnen
är himlen så förunderligt blå





Amerika

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Bo Kaspers Orkester's song Amerika describe a journey that the singer takes, leaving their home country and venturing to America. The first verse suggests a sense of hesitation and reluctance to leave; the singer sits in their car for a while before finally backing out of the garage. They take a few laps around a roundabout before finally heading south, crossing a border that makes it impossible to turn back. This can be interpreted as a metaphor for the irreversible decision the singer has made to leave their life behind and embark on a new journey.


The second verse describes the singer arriving in America and fulfilling their promise to park their car and withdraw all the money they have. Interestingly, the song never specifies where in America the singer is, leaving the listener to fill in the blanks. The singer then pays for their ticket and boards a plane, indulging in all the amenities of air travel. The final line of the song describes the beauty of the sky above the clouds, perhaps suggesting a sense of wonder and optimism for the journey ahead.


Overall, the lyrics to Amerika capture the sense of adventure and possibility that comes with traveling to a new place, while also acknowledging the bittersweet feeling of leaving behind what's familiar.


Line by Line Meaning

Jag lägger brevet på lådan
I'm putting the letter in the mailbox


sitter i bilen ett tag
Sitting in the car for a while


Backar den ut ur garaget
Reversing out of the garage


strax innan natten blir dag
Right before night becomes day


Kör några varv runt rondellen
Driving a few laps around the roundabout


och sedan söderut
And then southward


Passerar gränsen som gör det
Passing the border that makes it


omöjligt att vända tillbaks
Impossible to turn back


Amerika
America


Ställer min bil där jag lovat
Parking my car where I promised


tar ut dom pengar jag har
Taking out the money I have


När jag betalat biljetten
When I've paid for the ticket


då finns det ingenting kvar
Then there's nothing left


Amerika
America


Stiger ombord sen på planet
Then boarding the plane


beställer in allt man kan få
Ordering everything one can get


Här ovanför alla molnen
Here above all the clouds


är himlen så förunderligt blå
The sky is so wonderfully blue


Amerika
America




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Comments from YouTube:

Jorge Antonio Moreno Reategui

Conocí esta música cuando llegué a Suecia como estudiante a finales de los 90 y se quedó en mi para siempre

Stone Pasta

This is a hidden gem!

Wendy Tollefsen

Elsker dette CD!!! Tusen Takk Bo Kasper!

Marie Ek

Bästa svenska singeln 90-tal.En outslitlig klassiker..det bästa Bo Kaspers någonsin gjorde..och det vart inte kattskit..de spöade Kent.

Gina Chacon

jeg elsker dere,,,,,de er veldig bra, jeg liker så mye music dere, tusen takk, jeg er fra Colombia, og det (sounds) så godt!!!!!

Kapok Bush TdK

I LOOOOOOOOOVE it! J'ADOOOOOORE !!! :-D

Patrik Ruriksson

Så fin song att sjöng med på vägen till stugan.

kayihuraaa

Hela ettan i en låt 😻 tack milo

anderma

Superbt bra!

hrhaugan

Fantastisk :-)

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