Balladen om herr Fredrik Åkare och den söta fröken Cecilia Lind [English translation]

From Öckerö lodge accordion and bass are heard

And the full moon shines as if it was glass.

There dances Fredrik Åkare cheek to cheek

With little miss Cecilia Lind.

She dances with closed eyes so close to him,

She follows him dancing just as he wants.

He leads and she follows as light as the breeze,

But tell me why is Cecilia Lind blushing?

Say, what was it that Fredrik Åkare said:

You smell so good and you dance so well

Your waist is small and your breasts are round

Wow you are beautiful, Cecilia Lind

But the dance ended and where would they go?

They live so close to one another anyways.

They ended up at Cecilia's gate.

Now I want to be kissed, said Cecilia Lind.

Behave yourself, Fredrik Åkare, be ashamed old man!

Cecilia Lind is just a child.

Pure as a flower, shy as a doe.

I'm turning seventeen soon, said Cecilia Lind.

And the stars wander and the hours go by

and Fredrik is old but the moon is new.

Yes, Fredrik is old but love is blind.

Oh, kiss me again, said Cecilia Lind.

• Artist:Cornelis Vreeswijk
• Album:Grimascher och telegram