"En for orgelet, en for meg" is unique in that five versions of the song exist; four of these feature a different artist rapping during the song's bridge. In the Norwegian version, featured on the album itself, Lykke Sofie Myrås, the sister of Ottesen's wife, performs this part. The three other versions, which are significantly shorter than the album version, feature Prinz Pi, Timbuktu and Blaxtar, rapping in their native languages of German, Swedish, and Dutch, respectively. This idea was conceptualized partly in order to further Kaizers Orchestra's international appeal. Lastly, a remixed version of the song was created by Tommy Tee. All five versions were released as a digital EP on 14 June 2011.
En for orgelet en for meg
Kaizers Orchestra Lyrics
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En for orgelet og en for meg
Eg har dratt ut ledningen av min telefon
Ingen ringer lenger inn, ingen ringer lenger ut
Og er eg i tvil, kaster eg mynt eller kron
Eg har aldri fått svar ifrå mitt Jesusikon
Eg sko likt og vært kun han og meg i et rom
Og en ting er om han hadde syns synd på meg
Eg sko spurt han tvert om om han syns synd på seg
Eg setter meg og pumper for å få rett klang
Dagen er for kort og nåttå er for lang
Så eg skjenker Absolut oppi to glass av krystall
En for orgelet og en for meg
Og eg kan ikkje bretta opp kjolen, det får bli en annen sang
For ein: Eg har ikkje skjorta. Og to: Eg er ikkje mann
Så eg skjenker Absolut oppi to glass av krystall
En for orgelet og en for meg
Svart går i dur og kvitt i moll
Og når eg vil opp, tar eg en halv kopp med svart
Eg heller i og cirka sånn er nok
Og så drømmer eg meg vekk som i et ekstatisk sjokk
Me sko pakkt en koffert og reist og sett oss om
Åh, sko ønskt me kunne hatt det sånn
Sluppet alt me har i hendene og reist, liksom
Så kunne me lært å gjort vann om til vin og sånn
Eg setter meg og pumper for å få rett klang
Dagen er for kort og nåttå er for lang
Så eg skjenker Absolut oppi to glass av krystall
En for orgelet og en for meg
Og eg kan ikkje bretta opp kjolen, det får bli en annen sang
For ein: Eg har ikkje skjorta. Og to: Eg er ikkje mann
Så eg skjenker Absolut oppi to glass av krystall
En for orgelet og en for meg
Og etter fem glass slepper eg demonane ut
Og etter fem til skyter eg hol i taket og står brud
Vil du ha meg i gode og onde dagar for alltid
In nomine Patris et Fillii et Spirirtus Sancti
Så skyter eg gjennom himmelen med deg på slep
En for orgelet og en for meg
The song "En for orgelet en for meg" by Kaizers Orchestra is about loneliness, isolation, and the struggle to find meaning and connection in life. The lyrics describe a person who sets themselves apart from the world, spending their time alone pumping up the volume on the organ to get the right sound, and drowning their sorrows with high-end Absolut vodka. The singer is disconnected from others, having pulled the plug on their phone and with no one to call or connect with.
The song reveals the singer's search for answers and meaning in their life, often turning towards a spiritual figure, Jesus, for guidance. However, despite their efforts, they feel ignored and left to their own devices in their search for answers. The singer even considers what it might be like to be alone with Jesus in a room, but wonders if they would even find solace in that.
The song also reflects on the idea of escapism and living in a dream world. The singer imagines leaving everything behind and traveling with someone they love to learn how to turn water into wine. The song ends with the singer getting drunk and shooting holes in the ceiling while inviting someone to be with them through good and bad times and ultimately, they shoot through the sky with their companion.
Line by Line Meaning
Eg setter meg og pumper for å få rett klang
I adjust myself and pump to get the right sound
En for orgelet og en for meg
One for the organ and one for me
Eg har dratt ut ledningen av min telefon
I have unplugged my phone line
Ingen ringer lenger inn, ingen ringer lenger ut
No one calls in, no one calls out
Og er eg i tvil, kaster eg mynt eller kron
And when I am in doubt, I flip a coin
Eg har aldri fått svar ifrå mitt Jesusikon
I have never received an answer from my Jesus icon
Eg sko likt og vært kun han og meg i et rom
I would have liked to be alone with him in a room
Tanken blir dobbelt så stor om me hadde vært to
The thought becomes twice as big if we were two
Og en ting er om han hadde syns synd på meg
And one thing is if he had felt sorry for me
Eg sko spurt han tvert om om han syns synd på seg
I would have asked him straight away if he felt sorry for himself
Dagen er for kort og nåttå er for lang
The day is too short and the night is too long
Så eg skjenker Absolut oppi to glass av krystall
So I pour Absolut vodka into two crystal glasses
Og eg kan ikkje bretta opp kjolen, det får bli en annen sang
And I can't lift up my dress, that's another song
For ein: Eg har ikkje skjorta. Og to: Eg er ikkje mann
One: I don't have a shirt. Two: I am not a man
Svart går i dur og kvitt i moll
Black goes in major and white in minor
Og når eg vil opp, tar eg en halv kopp med svart
And when I want to get up, I take half a cup of black
Eg heller i og cirka sånn er nok
I pour in and approximately that's enough
Og så drømmer eg meg vekk som i et ekstatisk sjokk
And then I dream away like in an ecstatic shock
Me sko pakkt en koffert og reist og sett oss om
We should have packed our bags, travelled, and seen the world
Åh, sko ønskt me kunne hatt det sånn
Oh, I wish we could have had it that way
Sluppet alt me har i hendene og reist, liksom
Let go of everything we have in our hands and just left
Så kunne me lært å gjort vann om til vin og sånn
So we could have learned to turn water into wine and stuff
Og etter fem glass slepper eg demonane ut
And after five glasses, I release the demons
Og etter fem til skyter eg hol i taket og står brud
And after five more, I shoot a hole in the ceiling and become a bride
Vil du ha meg i gode og onde dagar for alltid
Do you want me in good and bad days forever
In nomine Patris et Fillii et Spirirtus Sancti
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Så skyter eg gjennom himmelen med deg på slep
So I shoot through the sky with you in tow
En for orgelet og en for meg
One for the organ and one for me
Writer(s): Janove Ottesen
Contributed by Jordan P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Kapplastavar
Love this song soooo much <333333
@renearath3773
I don't have idea of what the fuck they are saying in almost all of their songs, but come on why the hell they are so fucking amazing!!!!!
@MarkFilipAnthony
Every night, Beatrice is sitting up in the attic, wearing her old wedding dress, drinking vodka while playing the pump organ and smoking cigarettes. She enters a kind of psyched up trance. The organ and the vodka fill up the attic with something that she experiences like a religious force. She goes into a state of intoxicated fantasy, or foresight, where she hears her daughter's voice, among other things. She continues drinking until the demons come out, and she shoots a bigger and bigger hole into the ceiling with her shotgun. In the end, she marries her own demons, under the hole in the roof, and looks up at the starry sky of lead that she shot by herself. She is one with the divine, and she's in the center of her own cosmos. She is her own Maker. She is not sick, but she isn't healthy either...
@evenopdal8322
kul sang
@brunesmask
herlig!
@Desdemonakaylose
<3
@AtomicFromNoXiousNet
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti
@TheFutski
Jah, det er rigtigt nok, jeg kender det selv fra svenskere, der ikke engang prøver på at forstå talt dansk. Og jeg skal da selv høre godt efter, hvis jeg skal have fat i ALT hvad de siger første gang. Ellers så hjælper det lige at læse teksten en gang, så er det MEGET lettere at høre.
@martinmariboe
Elsker når hende dér synger ved 1:20, norske piger lyder altid så sexede :) Men det her er ifølge min mening den bedste sang på albummet.
@Duragster
@martinmariboe Love how a guy sings that part live =p