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Translation
The Resistance
There is a staircase that leads to a cellar
It's so narrow that you'd have to walk sideways
And on the wall hangs thick with pictures
Of people who went there but no one will see again
For Marcello's cellar is no ordinary cellar
There's been a 100 men there at the same time
There's a table in the middle of the floor, in the middle of the table
a revolver and on that it says: "Made in Hong Kong"
Hallelujah
Hallelu-ujah
There's a table in the middle of the floor, in the middle of the table
a revolver and on that it says: "Made in Hong Kong"
Here is Russian Roulette every Friday
And this Sunday a confirmation*1
Mrs Conradas has clearly said, that on Sunday at 12 o'clock
She doesn't want to see a drop of blood
But Marcello is fine when he drinks
Because it's his wine, his women and his dance
He's a charmer and no one is like him
Everything and everyone in the cellar is his
Hallelujah
Hallelu-ujah
There's a table in the middle of the floor, in the middle of the table
a revolver and on that it says: "Made in Hong Kong"
And to make the mood more Russian down there
They have hired a Russian ballerina
She dances polka the traditional way
So she gets a hundred bill to shut up until next
Friday
Yes, the mood in Marcello's cellar is impeccable
You are clammy and sweaty when you leave
And to you, who can't go the distance
You can't be a member of the Resistance
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelu-ujah
Yes, for some dance oompah until they bleed
Others dance oompah until they die, until they die
Hallelujah (Hallelujah)
Hallelu-ujah
Yes, for some dance oompah until they bleed
Others dance oompah until they die, until they die
We'll dance oompah until you die
We'll dance oompah until you die
We'll dance oompah, oompah, oompah until you die
We'll dance oompah until you die, until you die
We'll dance oompah until you die
We'll dance oompah until you die
We'll dance oompah, oompah, oompah until you bleed
Others dance oompah until they die
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Submitted by 
CloudInSpace on 2016-06-02
CloudInSpace on 2016-06-02Last edited by CloudInSpace on 2021-11-28
CloudInSpace on 2021-11-28✕
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Comments
About translator
(*1)A confirmation, in this context, is a commonly known Nordic tradition where youngsters around the age 12-14 is going to "Confirmate their belief in Christianity". This is usually held a Sunday.
There's a few moderations in the original text and my translation. For example in the ending he sometimes sings "blør" instead of "dør"