Tant Strul was a Swedish power pop/pop punk and that most of the time was c… Read Full Bio ↴Tant Strul was a Swedish power pop/pop punk and that most of the time was considered a "girl's band", the leading women punk rock band in Sweden, although they at some time points had one male member. The last setting before they split up was: vocalist, guitarist and song-writer Kajsa Grytt, keyboardist Malena Jönsson, bassist Liten Falkeholm, drummer Nike Markelius, and cellist Sebastian Öberg (from the Flesh Quartet). The band started in 1981 with band members Kärsti Stiege (the mother of Swedish pop star Lykke Li), Liten Falkeholm, Kajsa Grytt, Malena Jönsson and Micke Westerlund. Kärsti left after the first two singles, and Micke left after the first LP "Tant Strul" (1981) and was replaced by Nike. The band now consisted of four women: Kajsa Grytt, Malena Jönsson, Liten Falkeholm and Nike Markelius. After the second LP "Amason" (1983), Sebastian Öberg joined the group. After the third LP "Jag önskar dig" (1984) the group split up.

Liten Falkenholm (bass, xylophone, vocals), Kersti Stiege [aka Kärsti Stitch] (vocals, 1979-81), Malena Jönsson (keyboards), Micke Westerlund (drums, 1979-82), Kajsa Grytt (guitar, vocals, 1980-85), Nike Markelius [aka Nike Nojja] (drums, 1982-85), Sebastian Öberg (cello, guitar, 1983-85)

Romeo & Diskerskan
Tant Strul Lyrics

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Lysrören flämtar
i takt med att ölen stämplas in
karlarna blandar korten och skrålar
åt diskerskan som är röd och vild

Romeo i hörnet sväljer
sin själ med ett tyst -skål!
han glömmer vad han tänker

att hans hjärta är ett hål

Då ser han diskerskan dansa så smutsig med glödande mun
hon lockar honom med sig
in i sitt hemliga rum

Han väntar när regnet faller
han ser hennes hår bli vått
genom stripiga röda slingor
hon säger mitt liv är svårt

Under gatlyktans kalla ljussken
andas de tungt och fort
sen älskar de hårt och länge
på golvet i en port

Han känner diskerskan dansa så smutsig med glödande mun
hon lockar honom med sig
in i sitt hemliga rum

Det vita det är ingenting utan det som är svart
det svarta var så vackert
men bara just i natt
bland glasskärvor, skrammel och skrål
blev han hennes hjärtas skatt
men Romeo fyller sitt hjärta
med svarthet bara i natt

Han älskar bort diskerskans vilda
kysser blodet från hennes mun
sen lägger han ner sitt huvud
i sitt ensamma lugna rum

Diskerskan dansar så smutsig med glödande mun
hon lockar honom med sig
in i sitt hemliga rum

Det vita det är ingenting utan det som är svart

det svarta var så vackert
men bara just i natt

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Tant Strul's song Romeo & Diskerskan depict a wild and passionate night between Romeo and a dirty waitress (diskerskan in Swedish). It all starts with the neon lights flickering in time with the beer being served, and the men mixing cards and yelling at the waitress who's "wild and red". Meanwhile, Romeo is drowning his sorrows in a silent "skål" - which is a Swedish toast - forgetting that his heart is an empty hole. But then he sees the waitress dancing so dirty and fervent, with a glowing mouth. She lures him into her secret room and he waits for her in the rain, watching her wet, stripy red hair. She tells him her life is hard, but they breathe heavily under the cold streetlight, then make love hard and long on the floor of a gate.

The next day, Romeo is alone and sad, and he fills his heart with darkness. He loved the waitress's wildness and he kissed the blood from her mouth, but now he's in his own solitary, calm room. The lyrics also point to a contrast between darkness and light - the white is nothing without the black, and the black was so beautiful, but only for that one night. Overall, the song portrays a fleeting and intense encounter between two people who share a moment of wild passion and connection, but ultimately go their separate ways.

Line by Line Meaning

Lysrören flämtar i takt med att ölen stämplas in karlarna blandar korten och skrålar åt diskerskan som är röd och vild
The neon tubes flicker in time with the beer being served. The men shuffle cards and sing loudly, praising the dishwasher who is passionate and intense.

Romeo i hörnet sväljer sin själ med ett tyst -skål! han glömmer vad han tänker att hans hjärta är ett hål
Romeo sits in the corner, drinking silently to himself. He forgets what he's thinking because his heart is empty and devoid of emotion.

Då ser han diskerskan dansa så smutsig med glödande mun hon lockar honom med sig in i sitt hemliga rum
Then he sees the dishwasher dance provocatively with a fiery passion. She entices him to join her in a secret room.

Han väntar när regnet faller han ser hennes hår bli vått genom stripiga röda slingor hon säger mitt liv är svårt
He waits for her in the rain, watching her hair get wet and cling to her red striped strands. She confides in him that her life is difficult.

Under gatlyktans kalla ljussken andas de tungt och fort sen älskar de hårt och länge på golvet i en port
Beneath the cold street lamp, they breathe heavily and quickly before passionately making love on the ground by a doorway.

Han känner diskerskan dansa så smutsig med glödande mun hon lockar honom med sig in i sitt hemliga rum
He feels the draw of the dishwasher's dirty, passionate dance and follows her back to her secret room.

Det vita det är ingenting utan det som är svart det svarta var så vackert men bara just i natt bland glasskärvor, skrammel och skrål blev han hennes hjärtas skatt men Romeo fyller sitt hjärta med svarthet bara i natt
White means nothing without black. The darkness was beautiful, but only for one night. Romeo became the object of the dishwasher's heart among broken glass, clanging, and shouting. But Romeo fills his heart with darkness only for tonight.

Han älskar bort diskerskans vilda kysser blodet från hennes mun sen lägger han ner sitt huvud i sitt ensamma lugna rum
He passionately loves the dishwasher, kissing the blood from her mouth before returning to his own quiet, lonely room.

Diskerskan dansar så smutsig med glödande mun hon lockar honom med sig in i sitt hemliga rum
The dishwasher dances provocatively with a fiery passion, enticing him once again to her secret room.

Det vita det är ingenting utan det som är svart det svarta var så vackert men bara just i natt
White means nothing without black. The darkness was beautiful, but only for one night.

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