Thanks to Anthony and Casper for translating the background info!
Background information about the song:
In the year 2000 there was naturally no one who had heard of the newly-founded band Kaizers Orchestra. The few who had heard of it had little faith that it would ever get anywhere, and no one could really blame them for that.
BUT, Janove had other plans, and in addition to talking a lot about these bright outlooks, he also made a song about them, a sort of pep-talk for the band. In short, Prosessen is about Kaizers' future "rise to fame" as he imagined it. "The revolution" and "the new religion" are Kaizers, who contribute to saving the music world from the mire we thought the industry was in at the time. The new homemade apricot wine, if you will. The main problem with Prosessen, and the reason it wasn't on Ompa, was that it was a little too pop-catchy. We were terrified of getting a "hit" we couldn't completely stand up for, end up in the DH-rock category, and come off the ski jump askew in what could have been a great musical flight. We felt that the melody went off like a gunshot, but unfortunately a gunshot of the irritating sort. If we were presented and associated with this song, the rest of the album would simply not be in keeping with it. So for the sake of the whole we dropped the frivolous "Prosessen" in favor of dark Romani style, which is what we were really passionate about. We did the right thing with that, with the future taken into consideration.
A fun fact to end with: Author and Kaizer friend Tore Renberg heard Prosessen in concert once at Blå in 2000 and has been humming the catchy/irritating tune ever since. So here you finally have it, Tore, you're welcome!
Prosessen | The process |
| Velkommen til mafia rekruttering | Welcome to the mafia recruiting |
| Her er alle under læring | Everyone here is under training |
| Så ta godt i mot presten | So let's welcome the priest |
| For alle vil bli med på sukksessen | Because everyone wants to be part of the success |
| så lenge det er penger i bildet | as long as there is money in the picture |
| Det er penger i bildet | There's money in the picture |
| Me blir større og større for kver dag | We become bigger and bigger every day |
| Me representerer alle sosiale lag | We represent all social layers |
| i frå toppen av pyramiden og ner | from the top of the pyramid and down |
| Eg ser det på deg | I see it in you |
| Eg ser det på deg. Du er som oss | I see it in you. You are like us |
| For det vil bli revolusjon | Because there will be a revolution |
| når du ser folk konverterer til en annen religion | when you see people convert to another religion |
| Og dei som ikkje trur på meg i dag... | And those who don't believe in me today ... |
| Det er en del av prosessen | That's a part of the process |
| Alt du har hørt om oss er sant | All that you've heard about us is true |
| Me begynner å bli mange | We're starting to become many |
| Me har folk over heile landet | We have people all over the country |
| Det er ingenting som å sjå når de promenerer | There's nothing like seeing them promenade |
| Enkelte reagerer, men andre applauderer | Some react to it, but others applaud |
| og det er sånne som oss | and those are people like us |
| Me tar dag for dag | We take day by day |
| konstruerer svar | construct answers |
| gjer deg alt du vil ha | give you all you want to have |
| tenk strategi, tenk strategi | think strategic, think strategic |
| Åh du er i mine hender kva enn som skjer | Oh, you're in my hands whatever happens |
| La meg få din stemme. Eg ber på mine ker | Lend me your voice. I ask on my knees |
| Åh du har så mange ting i vente | Oh, you have so much to expect |
| Bli med på sukksessen | Join the success |
| Sei til venner og kjente | Tell friends and acquaintances |
| de kan bli med på prosessen | they can join the process |