Here is the translation of my new song (i think, i cant speak Swedish)
**Verse 1**
Sweden plays ABBA, “Waterloo” again and again,
We’ve got De Toppers on stage, the whole square sings along.
You have Pippi Longstocking, she’s strong and she’s famous,
We have Bassie and Adriaan, every kid was a fan.
You have meatballs with lingonberry jam, you call it gourmet,
We have stroopwafels with our coffee, and that beats all you know.
You have moose in the forests as a tourist attraction,
We have bike lanes everywhere, pure innovation.
You have IKEA, where a screw always seems to be missing,
We live below sea level, yet everything still stands just fine.
**Chorus**
You have blue and yellow, we have orange style,
You drive to the store, we bike wherever we like.
You have ABBA on the speakers, we have Toppers all night long,
Sweden is pretty okay, but the Netherlands wins this match.
You have blue and yellow, we have orange style,
You drive to the store, we bike wherever we like.
Pippi or Bassie, ABBA or a party,
We say “no hard feelings” but we know who’s the best.
**Verse 2**
You have the midsummer pole, little frogs hopping around,
We have King’s Day, when the whole country celebrates.
Orange everywhere, and the canals fill up,
You have herring on the table, we have people partying on.
You have winter darkness that never seems to end,
We fill every outdoor café when the sun comes out.
You have Dala horses painted blue and red,
We have windmills everywhere, and they’re just as impressive.
You have Zlatan, okay, we’ll give you that point,
But Cruyff was running the game long before Zlatan came along.
**Chorus**
You have blue and yellow, we have orange style,
You drive to the store, we bike wherever we like.
You have ABBA on the speakers, we have Toppers all night long,
Sweden is pretty okay, but the Netherlands wins this match.
You have blue and yellow, we have orange style,
You drive to the store, we bike wherever we like.
Pippi or Bassie, ABBA or a party,
We say “no hard feelings” — but we know who’s the best.
**Verse 3**
You have Pippi with a monkey in Villa Villekulla,
We have Bassie in his red car, a true cultural treasure.
You have Astrid Lindgren, stories generation after generation,
We have Rembrandt and Van Gog, that’s a cultural tradition.
You have archipelagos, mountains, and pine trees all day long,
We have Amsterdam and The Hagu, people from every country.
You talk about nature, we talk about design,
You build cabins in the woods, we build the technology of tomorrow.
So when Swedes ask me which country takes the prize,
I point at my bicycle and say, “There’s the proof.”
ABBA, Pippi, moose, you have a lot that’s great,
But the Netherlands takes the trophy every day.
**Chorus**
You have blue and yellow, we have orange style,
You drive to the store, we bike wherever we like.
You have ABBA on the speakers, we have Toppers all night long,
Sweden is pretty okay, but the Netherlands wins this match.
You have blue and yellow, we have orange style,
You drive to the store, we bike wherever we like.
Pippi or Bassie, ABBA or a party,
We say “no hard feelings", but we know who’s the best.
**Outro**
ABBA versus Toppers? We know who parties the hardest.
Pippi versus Bassie? Okay, that one’s actually pretty even.
Blue-and-yellow versus orange? Now the matter is settled.
Sweden, we like you, but the Netherlands does it better tonight.