Hey&Hå Jungman Jansson

Some pics and videoclips surrounding the old Swedish song "Jungman Jansson" sung by Harry Brandelius. famous old Swedish singer 1910 - 1994.

I have tried making the lyrics understandable in English..

Lyrics:
Hej och hå, Jungman Jansson, redan friskar morgonvinden,
Hey and Ho, seaman Jansson, the morningbreeze blows already

Sista natten rullat undan och Constantia ska gå.
The last night at home is over and Constantia (The Ship) is about to leave

Har du gråtit med din Stina? Har du kysst din mor på kinden?,
Have you weept together with your girl Stina? Have you kissed your mother on her cheek?

Har du druckit ur ditt brännvin?, Så, sjung hej å hå!
Have u consumed all of your snaps so just sing Hey and Ho!

Hej å hå, Jungman Jansson är du rädd din lilla snärta..
Hey and Ho, Seaman Jansson, are you afraid your little sheila..

..ska bedraga dej, bedraga dej och för en annan slå?
..will be unfaithful, unfaithful and get her eyes on another man? (while you´r at sea )

Och som morgonstjärnor blinkar, säg, så bultar väl ditt hjärta?,
And as the morning stars twinkles, so´s your heart pounding?

Vänd din näsa rätt mot stormen och sjung hej å hå!
Just turn your nose straight at the storm and sing Hey and Ho!

Hej å hå, Jungman Jansson, kanske ödeslotten faller,..
Hey and Ho, Seaman Jansson, maybe your final destiny´s not...

..ej bland kvinnfolk men bland hajarna i Söderhaven blå?
..among the woman, but instead among the sharks in the blue seas of the southern pacific?

Kanske döden står och lurar bakom trasiga koraller
Maybe the grim reaper is waiting for you behind crushed corals

Han är hårdhänt, men hederlig, så sjung hej å hå!
He´s heavy-handed, but honest, so just sing Hey and Ho!

Kanske sitter du som gammal på en farm i Alabama,..
Maybe you, as old, lives on a farm in Alabama,..

..medan åren siktas långsamt över tinningarna grå.
..while the years passes by "over your gray temples"

Kanske glömmer du din Stina för ett fnask i Yokohama,
Maybe you´ll forget your Sheila for a whore in Yokohama,

det är slarvigt - men mänskligt,- så sjung hej å hå!
it´s untidy, - but human, - so just sing Hey and Ho!

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Music

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• Jungman Jansson
• Harry Brandelius

[Fishstip]

hej å hå pungmans svärson

[snookerjam]

ha ha herlige bilder da:)

[gschjetne]

*fnask

"en sup i Yokohama" är inte bara simpel censur - det är en kulturell förfalskning.

[FredericAnd]

Great song and video. Thanks!

This is my favorite English translation. There have been several.

For Dan Andersson in English - see Wikipedia article

[FredericAnd]

SAILOR JANSSON Dan Andersson (Posthumous Poems) English translation by Helen Asbury 1950 Hey, yeo-ho, sailor Jansson, Now the morning wind is blowing, Now last night is past forever, And the Constancy must go. If you've kissed your mother's cheek And mingled tears with Stina's, flowing — If you've had your swig of brandy, Then sing hey, yeo-ho!

[FredericAnd]

Hey, yeo-ho, sailor Jansson,

Do you fear your little lady

Will betray you, yes, betray you

For another sailor beau?

Though your heart is beating fast

— As twinkle stars in dawnlight shady,

Turn your nose out to the tempest

And sing hey, yeo-ho

[FredericAnd]

Hey, yeo-ho, sailor Jansson, Maybe Fate will have you falling Not among the lovely ladies, But where sharks swim to and fro; And among the ragged coral Maybe death awaits your calling — He is hard, but he is honest, So sing hey, yeo-ho. Maybe some day you will have A little farm in Alabama, While your hair is growing greyer, And the years are sifting slow. Maybe you'll forget your Stina For a girl in Yokohama — That is careless, but it's human — So sing hey, yeo-ho