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A lifetime of war

I look around and I see my home fade away
My time at home now feels far too short
Just a youth, barely a man when duty called me
If i get to see my home again, that I do not know
Amongst friends from my village, I went out to figtht
And the world burned
 
For war it can
Destroy a man
I give my life for my homeland
But who will mourn me?
So see me as
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes home
But who will miss me?
 
Went to fight for Sweden, was baptized in blood
Out there where death awaits, not heroism
In fields where kinsmen fall no song is heard
Challenging our destiny one more time
 
Far from home
Baptized and die in battle
 
And the world burned
 
For war it can
Destroy a man
I give my life for my homeland
But who will mourn me?
So see me as
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes home
But who will miss me?
 
And when my time runs out
Who cares then?
They fight on
Does a soldier get a worhty end?
To fall asleep
Pass away
And never wake up
 
For war it can
Destroy a man
I give my life for my homeland
But who will mourn me?
So see me as
A husband, a friend
Father and son who never comes home
But who will miss me?
 
Original lyrics

En livstid i krig [A Lifetime of War]

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Comments
TheMadHatter123TheMadHatter123    Sat, 27/02/2016 - 16:08

I think two lines in the refrain are mixed.
"Men vem saknar mig?" should be "But who misses me?/But who will miss me?"
"Men vem sörjer mig?" should be "But who mourns me?/But who will mourn me?"
In the referred video the text is in the wrong order, too.

IceyIcey
   Fri, 10/04/2020 - 13:44

The source lyrics have been updated. Please review your translation.

Om hag får se mitt hem igen det vet jag ej > Om jag får se mitt hem igen det vet jag ej
För kriget det kan > För kriget, det kan
Missing chorus added at the end
Lines division slightly changed