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?
 [bad word] augnedjupi, [bad word] 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 before 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