A Letter Makes All The Difference - Dave Williams

In 1966, Swedish singer songwriter Thore Skogman recorded one of his own compositions, a gentle pop ballad called "Ett Brev Betyder Så Mycket", (A Letter Means So Much). The Swedish dance band Vikingarna also added it to their repetoire some years later. Recently I heard Vikingarna's version, and decided to see what I could come up with.

If you want to hear Vikingarna's version, (in Swedish), try this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giFhl50Ar1I

Anyway, complete with translated and adapted English lyrics, here is:

A Letter Makes All The Difference.

When you say farewell And leave your home,
Always remember - your Dad and your Mum.
Leaving your loved-ones Need not cause pain,
If you remember these words that I say:

A letter Makes all the difference to your Ma and your Pa.
A letter Makes all the difference from where ever you are.
A few sweet lines on a post-card,
Brings such joy to those at home,
A letter Makes all the difference to your Dad, and your Mum.

Lonely just sitting the old folks at home,
Thinking and wondering all alone.
Put pen to paper tell them you're just fine,
Reading your letters will help pass the time.

A letter Makes all the difference to your Ma and your Pa.
A letter Makes all the difference from where ever you are.
A few sweet lines on a post-card,
Brings such joy to those at home,
A letter Makes all the difference to your Dad, and your Mum.

Life can be hard for us all so they say
But theres a message in this song today
Remember these words when your so far away.
And always be thinking of home every day.

A letter Makes all the difference to your Ma and your Pa.
A letter Makes all the difference from where ever you are.
A few sweet lines on a post-card,
Brings such joy to those at home,
A letter Makes all the difference to your Dad, and your Mum.

A letter Makes all the difference to your Ma and your Pa.
A letter Makes all the difference from where ever you are.
A few sweet lines on a post-card,
Brings such joy to those at home,
A letter Makes all the difference to your Dad, and your Mum.
A letter Makes all the difference to your Dad, and your Mum.

English translation & text © 2010 Dave Williams
Original version (Ett Brev Betyder Så Mycket) © 1966 Thore Skogman

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[Lajsa2000]

Bravo Dave! Du har jobbat hårt med denna låt. Kan bara tänka mig vad du har slitit med lexicon för att få det rätt. Du har gjort ett superjobb! Mera mera mera...

[MrNeelix690]

@Lajsa2000

Tack så mycket Lisa för era vänliga kommentarer. Jag måste erkänna, jag tar lite hjälp av Google översättare, men när jag förstått hela budskapet i sången blev det mycket enklare.

[thelossoftheinnocent]

I love this. Recently found you through an e-mail for A Working Man. So happy someone set it to me.

[billtvmacon]

A nice reminder that e-mail isn't always the best way to communicate. Nicely done!

[SteveMB1959]

Wow, sounds great Dave. Is that really you? lol. You have done a brilliant job there. :-)

[pick4guy]

Great translation, sounds great.