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this song describes a volunteering soldier, fighting in.. wwii is my guess, and enlists as he discovers he is a father. he is sent out, recieving no response from home, after half a year of fighting in the war.. suffering injury and torment of no word at home. he is then ordered to scout out for a high general, but hesetant for his child. he is sent out with never again a response

i realize this isnt my interperitation, per se, but it shows many poeple what this absolutely gorgeous song is about, and the meaning it has. http://www.kaizers-orchestra.de/lyrics/x_ompa_til.php#170

En av de beste sangene fra Kaizers, de har altid gjort det bra og det vil de også gjøre i fremtiden. Men når folk skal oversette disse sangene på Songmeanings.org blir det helt feil. Ingenting rimer og oversettelsene blir helt forvrenkt og det mister hele sjamrmen med Kaizers.

I've never heard this song before and I didn't really understand it when I read the text at first because I'm not that good at understanding Danish so I liked when it was translated and I think it's a really beautiful text. I liked to understand the meaning f the song.

not danish. norwegian. bryne dialect. the interpretations above are pretty spot on i think. thats what kaizers have said themselves.

Is it possible that this is the story of Marcello Conradas' dad? Marcello mentioned him being a Spanish corporal. It wouldn't make sense if this is supposed to be during WWII and at the same time as the rest of "Ompa til du dør", though.

I believe that the person in this song is Kristoffer, the same guy in Bris, and I belive its him in Død manns tango as well

This song is beautiful. Translating the text removes the unique way of writing that people in Norway recognize easily, and makes this song so damn moving that it never fail to give me shivers.

170

Relax, we'll soon be returning You know we'll get sufficient funding Now I enlist as a voluntary soldier When I go out I've become a father

It was night and it became day and night again I wrote letter after letter but never got one back half a year with shots and open wounds half a year! God, how time goes slow

Thank God for the medical corps Cos they sew together recruits and generals The day came and I waited for a signal And I got my last order from the highest in command

And he yelled; 170 go out and see if it is clear! No, general, spare me. It's easy for you to send in a voluntary soldier But who'll take care of my wife and my child?

170 is it clear, is it clear? 170 we're waiting for a response

As junkboot said, this song is about a volunteer soldier fighting in world war II. He enlists and finds out he's a father, just then he is called to battle, contacts home with no responce and after a long time of combat, bleeding, torment and suffering he still receives no responce. He is ordered to scout out in the battle but he asks the general if he could use a voulenteer, it would be easy, as he is wounded and fears dying before ever seeing his child. He is sent out anyways and this time it is him who makes no responce to the army.