Lite Bättre [English translation]

[Verse 1: Jare Brand]

Hey man below the car deck

Stuck on a big ship

I wish I was on Stureplan1 already

They won't let me enter the disco, I drank some more

Middle beer2 is no better here

I thought everything was better in the neighbouring country

A little better

[Verse 2: VilleGalle]

In the Swedish exam I freeze up

I can sing Glider in3, Ville Peltonen4 became the leader after all

I think it was at the Kluuben5, but I wouldn't yell about that now

I flew two hours to get there and I ran into Mats Sundin

A little better

[Chorus]

ABBA and Fobbaa

The volvo never stops

There's Zlatan and Ettan6

What the hell

A little better

There's women and Strureplans

"Kalle" 7 has no presidential elections but

A little better

Not like Björn an Benny

It's the strong ABBA cod roe paste

A little better

Bamse8 drives on Skanska 9

A little better

You only need to cross a bridge to get to Denmark

Never through Finland, no

A little better

[Verse 3: Jare Brand]

Little buddy10 and we all make Mommy's meatballs11

I didn't come to get any women

The darlings were all taken away in the 1990's

Whatever, since '95 we've had many drinks

Whatever, like '95 and never forget

A little better

[Verse 4: VilleGalle]

The taxi drivers drive volvo cars

And they have Röda Lacket12 in their lips

But hey, look at me, in Sweden everyone's so handsome

There's Henkke Larssoni and Erik Karlssoni13

Oh beautiful blue-and-yellow, I'm so jealous

A little better

[Chorus]

There's ABBA and Fobbaa

The volvo never stops

There's Zlatan and Ettan6

What the hell

A little better

There's women and Strureplans

The dreams of a Finnish boy

"Kalle" 7 has no presidential elections but

A little better

Not like Björn an Benny

It's the strong ABBA cod roe paste

A little better

Bamse8 drives on Skanska 9

A little better

You only need to cross a bridge to get to Denmark

Never through Finland, no

A little better

1. Stureplan is a public square in Stockholm. It has lots of expensive restaurants and shops.2. "Middle beer" is a class of beer in Finland. Using the term in Swedish is a mistake, as "middle beer" it hasn't a thing in Sweden since 1977.3. "Glider in" is a fight song that was sung by fans when the Finnish ice hockey team won the world championship in 1995.4. Finnish ice hockey player who made three goals during the 1995 game.5. The Globen is a famous ice hockey are in Stockholm, the singer pronounces it in a Finnish way.6. a. b. A brand of snus.7. a. b. "Kalle" refers to King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden8. a. b. A Swedish comic character.9. a. b. The Skansen is an open-air museum in Stockholm.10. Little Buddy is the horse of Pippi Longstocking, a Swedish children's book character.11. A brand of meatballs sold at IKEA.12. A popular brand of snus.13. Henrik Larsson and Erik Karlsson are Swedish sportsmen.

• Artist:JVG
• Album:RATA/RAITTI (2019)