Vi lever ännu [English translation]

We have walked with open eyes into the time of expectation;

We have turned a blind eye in disappointment when everything was past; But we're still alive.

We have climbed up the mountain to the triumphant highest peak;

We plunged downhill then we finally came up;

But we're still alive, but we're still alive.

We have walked in the community with those we cherish;

We have suffered through all the lonely anguish; But we're still alive.

They have welcomed us with warmth and with loving words;

They have shown us a chill that has iced our blood;

But we're still alive, yes, we're still alive.

So it seems that life is an antagonism in itself;

Every love carries a memory of a hate;

Every moment of happiness carries a shadow of a grief;

Every security rests on a wandering;

We're still alive, yes, we're still alive.

We have said that there is nothing that can't be managed;

We have sometimes believed that one day everything still falls apart;

But we're still alive, yes, we're still alive.

So we continue to wander, yes, we continue to go;

We do not know how we stop, we have gone too many years;

And we're still alive, yes we're still alive.

So we cling to the idea of striving towards a goal,

then may time show if you take yourself there.

You want to know that you are still making something of your only life;

Should you fall, you should do it in battle;

We're still alive; Yes, we live.

• Artist:Björn Afzelius
• Album:Björn Afzelius / Mikael Wiehe (1986)