Å, gjev du batt meg med bast og bende Å, gjev du batt meg så bande brende Å, gjev du drog meg så fast til deg At heile verdi kom bort for meg
Å, va de venleikjen, va de måle? Hell augnedjupi, hell vilje stål? De e dult for meg ko de va som drog Å, men noko va de og de va nog
Oh, if only you'd tie me up tightly Oh, if only you'd tie me up so the tie burnt me Oh, if only you'd pull me so tightly to you That the whole world vanished for me
Oh was it your beauty, was it your words? Or the depth in your eyes, or your strength of will? What attracted me has been hidden Oh, but it was something, and it was enough