Landet vi föddes i
Tomas Andersson Wij Lyrics


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Landet vi ser
Дr landet dдr du och jag fцddes
Blonda barn med pingisrack
Och den allra fцrsta snцn
Framtidsvisslan tjцt
Och den tjuter nu igen
Slеr lock fцr цronen
Ingen hцr hur klubban slеr

Landet vi fцddes I

Staden vi ser дr staden
Dдr du och jag fцddes
Sе vacker och desperat
Bibeln finns som tidning hдr
Och I Rosengеrd brinner det dagis
Som mobben har viskat om
Inga jдvla bongos I vеran sеng
Det hдr дr landet vi fцddes I

Landet vi fцddes I
Landet vi fцddes I

Landet vi ser
Дr landet dдr du och jag fцddes
Och du цnskar du kдnde nеt
Av kдrlek av samhцrighet
Vi kysser varann
Och somnar med fцnsterna цppna
Blir vдckta av en vеldsam storm
Den drar genom landet vi fцddes I

Kakan vдxer
Men fцr vem dе
Bara fler hдr som stеr pе tе
Fцr att se nеt
Fцr att bli sedda
Fцr att rдdda en drцm
Medan det finns nеn att rдdda

Landet vi fцddes I
Landet vi fцddes I





Landet vi fцddes I
Landet vi fцddes i

Overall Meaning

The song "Landet Vi Föddes I" by Tomas Andersson Wij describes the strong connection between the singer and the place where they were born. The lyrics begin by describing the landscape and the memories associated with it, such as playing ping pong and experiencing the first snow as a child. The sound of a whistle, possibly from a train or a factory, is heard again and evokes memories from the past. The chorus reinforces the idea that this is the land where the singer and their loved ones were born.


As the song progresses, the focus shifts to the city where the singer was also born. The language becomes more poignant as the singer describes the beauty and desperation of the city. The mention of a burning daycare in Rosengård, a suburb of Malmö, hints at social and political issues in Sweden. The mentioning of "bongos" in the song may suggest a reference to the 1960s beatnik culture, a subculture that focuses on living outside mainstream culture.


The final verse of the song describes the passing of time and the changes that have taken place as the singer and their loved ones have grown older. The lyrics suggest that despite these changes, the bond to the place where they were born remains strong. The imagery of a storm that sweeps through the countryside could represent the challenges and difficulties that the place has faced but also highlights the resilience of the people who live there. Overall, the song highlights the sense of belonging that stems from the place where we were born and how it shapes who we are.


Line by Line Meaning

Landet vi ser
This land that we see


Дr landet dдr du och jag fцddes
Is the land where you and I were born


Blonda barn med pingisrack
Blond children with ping-pong paddles


Och den allra fцrsta snцn
And the very first snow


Framtidsvisslan tjцt
The whistle of the future sounded


Och den tjuter nu igen
And it is now sounding again


Slеr lock fцr цronen
Closing our ears with hands


Ingen hцr hur klubban slеr
No one hears the sound of the bat hitting the ball


Landet vi fцddes I
The land we were born in


Staden vi ser дr staden
The city we see is the city


Dдr du och jag fцddes
Where you and I were born


Sе vacker och desperat
So beautiful and desperate


Bibeln finns som tidning hдr
The Bible is like a newspaper here


Och I Rosengеrd brinner det dagis
And in Rosengеrd the daycare is burning


Som mobben har viskat om
As the mob has whispered about


Inga jдvla bongos I vеran sеng
No damn bongos in our song


Det hдr дr landet vi fцddes I
This is the land we were born in


Landet vi fцddes I
The land we were born in


Landet vi ser
This land that we see


Дr landet dдr du och jag fцddes
Is the land where you and I were born


Och du цnskar du kдnde nеt
And you wish you felt something


Av kдrlek av samhцrighet
Of love, of togetherness


Vi kysser varann
We kiss each other


Och somnar med fцnsterna цppna
And fall asleep with the windows open


Blir vдckta av en vеldsam storm
We are awakened by a violent storm


Den drar genom landet vi fцddes I
It passes through the land we were born in


Kakan vдxer
The cake is growing


Men fцr vem dе
But for whom, then?


Bara fler hдr som stеr pе tе
Just more people here, standing in line


Fцr att se nеt
To see something


Fцr att bli sedda
To be seen


Fцr att rдdda en drцm
To save a dream


Medan det finns nеn att rдdda
As long as there's someone to save them


Landet vi fцddes I
The land we were born in


Landet vi fцddes I
The land we were born in




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