Honningbarna (English: "The Honey Children") is a punk rock band from Krist… Read Full Bio ↴Honningbarna (English: "The Honey Children") is a punk rock band from Kristiansand, Norway, known for performing lyrics in the local Kristiansand dialect.

The band débuted in 2010 with the EP Honningbarna. In January 2011, they were named as the winners in a competition for fresh music, Årets Urørt organized by the radio station NRK P3. The winning song named Borgerskapets utakknemlige sønner ("Ungrateful sons of the bourgeoisie"). At 25th of march, in the same year, they released their debut album La alarmane gå (Sound the alarms). The debut album won in the category of rock during Spellemannprisen 2011. They were also nominated in the category Newcomer. In 2011 they played at a festival Øyafestivalen[1] and live on NRK TV campaign of 2011.

Drummer Anders Eikås died in a car accident on 31 January 2012.[2]

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Honningbarna Lyrics

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Skattelette til rikingan
Gulltenner fra flyktningan
Politiet er på grensa, plukker fruktan
Whooooo, business is booming

Det der er ABC
Det der er ACAB
Det der er ABC

Det der er ACAB
Det der er ABC
Det der er ACAB
Det der er ABC

Gøns gøns (gi de mere gøns)
Gi politiet gøns, gi vektere gøns (gøns gøns, gi de mere gøns)
Gi barna gøns, gi mødrane gøns
Politimann det gjør ikke vondt nok med kølla
Drep meg for hva jeg gjør
Skru voldsmonpolet opp til elleve
Kun ståltå, kun bad cop, bang bang

Det der er ABC
Det der er ACAB
Det der er ABC
Det der er ACAB
Det der er ABC
Det der er ACAB

Det der er ABC
Det der er ACAB

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Honningbarna's song "Abc" is a commentary on the inequality present in society. The first two lines indicate the unfairness in the tax system where the rich get tax breaks, while at the same time, the refugees struggle to find basic necessities. The lyrics talk about the fear of the police, who are supposed to protect people but are instead creating fear among the masses. The phrase "business is booming" sarcastically highlights the current state of society where only the rich are becoming richer, whereas the poor are getting poorer.

The repetition of the phrases "ABC" and "ACAB" reflects the duality of society, where one side is the privileged class, and the other side is the repressed class. "ABC" signifies the ruling class or the common man, while "ACAB" stands for "All Cops Are Bastards," which symbolizes the rebellious and protesting group. The following lines in the lyrics are a call to action, where the need to give power to the oppressed population and take it away from the law enforcement is highlighted. The song's tone is of frustration, anger, and disappointment with the way society is heading.

Line by Line Meaning

Skattelette til rikingan
Tax breaks for the rich

Gulltenner fra flyktningan
Gold teeth from refugees

Politiet er på grensa, plukker fruktan
Police are at the border picking fruit

Whooooo, business is booming
Business is doing well

Det der er ABC
That is ABC

Det der er ACAB
That is ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards)

Gi politiet gøns, gi vektere gøns (gøns gøns, gi de mere gøns)
Give the police guns, give the security guards guns (more guns)

Gi barna gøns, gi mødrane gøns
Give children guns, give mothers guns

Politimann det gjør ikke vondt nok med kølla
The police officer's baton doesn't hurt enough

Drep meg for hva jeg gjør
Kill me for what I do

Skru voldsmonpolet opp til elleve
Turn the violence dial up to 11

Kun ståltå, kun bad cop, bang bang
Only steel-toed shoes, only bad cops, bang bang

Writer(s): christoffer trædal, nils jørgen nilsen, simen følstad nilsen, edvard valberg, lars anfrido emmelthun

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