Titanic
Mikael Wiehe Lyrics

Det brjade som en skakning p nedre dck
The beginning of the disaster was marked by shaking on the lower deck.

Det fyllde oss vl mer med hpnad n med skrck
More than fear, it was hope that filled us all.

Vi frstod inte riktigt orsaken till
Initially, the reason for the ship's leak was not clear to us.

att fartyget sprungit lck
It took us some time to realize that the ship was actually taking in water.

Man hade sagt oss att detta var vrldens modernaste osnkbara skepp
Despite the assurances given to us, the supposedly unsinkable ship was sinking.

Du tog vrt foto av barnen, dina smycken och din hatt
As we prepared to evacuate, we hastily gathered our most prized possessions.

Jag tog en trja
I grabbed a sweater, knowing how cold the ocean would be.

Jag tnkte att havet r skert kallt
My thoughts were dominated by the cold and dangerous waters.

Nr vi steg ut ur vr hytt och sg
Emerging from our cabins, we saw chaos and panic everywhere.

hur vattnet brjat strmma in
We saw the water rushing in, threatening to engulf us.

sg jag en tr, eller var det kanske en droppe vatten p din kind
In the midst of all this, I couldn't tell if I saw a tear or just water on your cheek.

Vi fljde pilar som angav rddningsbtens plats
We followed arrows that directed us to the lifeboats.

Det var p versta dck fast det 'gentli'n var frsta klass
Ironically, we found the location of the lifeboats to be on the upper deck, meant for first-class passengers.

Vi var rtt mnga men alla tog det ganska lugnt
There were many of us, but we tried to remain calm and composed.

Det var vl bara en herre frn tredje klass som trngde sej lite dumt
Except for one man, from the third class, who tried to elbow his way through, rather rudely.

Vi trffa en man som vi hlsat p frut
We met an acquaintance who introduced us to his family, including his daughter and wife.

Nr vi kom upp p dck, sa kaptenen
As we reached the deck, the captain informed us that the lifeboats could not be lowered down, due to some forgotten chains.

att livbten inte gick att f i sjn
He warned us that those lifeboats that did manage to enter the water were quickly getting filled up.

Det var visst kedjorna till n'n hissanordning som ngon hade glmt
Apparently, someone had forgotten to release the chains that held the mechanism for lowering the lifeboats.

Vi gick till baren och fick ett gratis glas champagne
In the face of the inevitable tragedy, we were served champagne for free at the bar.

Och vi sklade fr imperiet och fr varann'
Toasting to the empire and to each other, we tried to maintain some form of dignity.

Nu brja skeppet att sjunka snabbare
As the ship began to sink faster, we had to make a decision to evacuate or stay on board.

och dess lutning var ganska stor
The angle of tilt of the ship was increasing rapidly.

Mnga hoppade i vattnet
A lot of people were jumping into the water, hoping for survival.

Men vi beslt att stanna kvar ombord
We decided to stay aboard and accept our fate.

Sen lmna rttorna skeppet fr att ska sej mot land
The crew abandoned the ship and tried to reach the shore in the lifeboats.

Men vi stod kvar dr p dcket och hll varann' i hand
We stayed back on deck, holding each other's hand for support.

Vi tnkte, havet r alltfr stort och kallt och vilt
At that moment, we could only think of the vast, cold and unforgiving ocean.

Och i dom btar som satts i sjn fanns inte plats fr en enda till
We knew that there wasn't room for even one more person in the lifeboats that had already set sail.

Sen spela fartygsorkestern Nrmare Gud till Dig
In an ironic twist, the ship's orchestra played the hymn 'Nearer My God to Thee.'

Det kndes lite fnigt men nd rtt typiskt fr just vr tid
It felt surreal and a little absurd, but somehow, it seemed fitting for those times.

Vi har frlorat den allra sista gnuttan hopp
With the music playing and the ship sinking, we had lost all hope.

Vi gr till botten dr vi str
Inevitably, we were going down with the ship.

Men flaggan, den gr i topp
Despite our defeat, the ship's flag remained aloft until the very end.