Thanks to Anthony and Casper for translating the background info!
Background information about the song:
With the Evig Pint album we wanted to show a slightly different side of ourselves than we had on Ompa til du dør, and show that we weren't just a party band with only one gear that had gotten lucky. Therefore, we did away with some of the song ideas that leaned in the direction of ompa in favor of heavier and darker rock songs. So in came "Di grind", "De involverte", "Salt & pepper", and out went "Kavalér" and this one, "Du og meg Sonny", a romantic nostalgic song in waltz time. This song is actually one of the reasons we wanted to do this rarities album. We think it is so good that it would be simply terrible of us not to share it with Kaizer-sympathizers out there.
Lyrically, "Sonny" is tied to "De involverte". The narrator has been high up in the mafia, and is actually the boss Sonny's right hand on the outside. Sonny now sits inside, condemned to death ("Drøm hardt"), but controls things on the outside from the prison through his right hand man, who in this song reminisces about the past. He has gotten sentimental in his blind, older days, recalls the good, old times, and now only prepares himself to die.
Sonny | Sonny |
| Hjelp nå en blind mann med stokk og med hatt | Help a blind man with a cane and hat now |
| Hold fast mi hånd. La oss gå ut i natt | Hold my hand tight. Let's go out tonight |
| For me gjekk under åpen himmel | Because we walked under open skies |
| Og me delte våre gamle minner | And shared our old memories |
| Å Sonny. Hey Sonny. | Oh Sonny. Hey Sonny. |
| Du har alltid vært min egen Sonny | You have always been my own Sonny |
| Alt du har gjort for meg | Everything you did for me |
| Alt det du kan | Everything you know |
| Alt de har hørt om deg, alt det er sant | Everything they heard about you, all that is true |
| Du har gått så mange runder | You went the distance during so many rounds |
| Sammen har me gått mange hundre | Together, we went the distance many hundred times |
| Å Sonny. Hey Sonny. | Oh Sonny. Hey Sonny. |
| Du har alltid vært min egen Sonny | You have always been my own Sonny |
| Den tid er forbi kor me gjorde alt i lag | The time when we did everything together is over |
| Snart er det min tur. Mitt hjerte er svakt | Soon it's my turn. My heart is weak |
| Min far var alltid med din far | My father was always with your father |
| Og våre fedres fedre var alltid i lag | And our fathers' fathers were always together |
| Å Sonny. Hey Sonny | Oh Sonny. Hey Sonny |
| Du har alltid vært min egen Sonny | You have always been my own Sonny |
| Ingen kan vanna mine blomster frå nå | Nobody can water my flowers from now on |
| Mitt verk står for fall. Det er opp til andre å så | My work is starting to fail. Others will need to start seeding |
| Ja for innen kvelden er omme | Yes, because before the night is over |
| legger eg meg ner og sovner | I'll lie down and sleep |
| Å Sonny. Hey Sonny | Oh Sonny. Hey Sonny. |
| Innen kvelden er omme så sovner eg | Before the night is over I'll sleep |
| Å Sonny. Hey Sonny. | Oh Sonny. Hey Sonny. |
| Du har alltid vært min egen Sonny | You have always been my own Sonny |