Where You Go I Go With You
Karl OskarThree years I have waitedFor this very momentCan you guess what I'm about to say?
KristinaPlease don't keep me waiting
Karl OskarThe farm is mine, Kristina.We have a home now, a farm that willFeed us and clothe us.We will be married...that's, if you'll still have me
KristinaYou know I'll have you!I've told you, Karl Oskar,I think about you onlyGo ask my father.He'll give us permission.I know for certain he willMy man, my husband finally!I wished for this, all other thoughts forsakingNow my wish is grantedThe dream has come true.Now where you go I go with youWith all my body and my soulI crave you each and every breath I'm takingAnd I see that eagerness burning in youYour soul, your heart, your body too
Wedding GuestsShe is young but they weremade for one anotherThey're happy, that's easy to seeShe will surely bea proper wife and motherA worker she'll have to be!He will never ask for help from any quarterThere's no-one who's stubborn as heHe's a farmer's son and she's a farmer's daughterThey know what their life will beBut isn't she lovely?Isn't she lively?Look at her rushingTo and froStill a young girlYes, isn't she lovely?Look at her smilingLook at her blushingHead to toeStill a young girl
MartaYou were always such a headstrong boyand you would never listen
NilsSince I taught you that your fly must beunbuttoned when you're...
Wedding GuestsShe is young, but they are made for one anotherThey're happy, that's easy to seeShe will surely be a proper wife and motherA worker she'll have to be!But isn't she lovely?Isn't she lively?Look at her rushingTo and froStill a young girlEverybody knows that times are getting harderThere's hard days ahead for this brideWon't be easy putting something in the larderShe'll need a good man by her sideWho will plough every acreand turn every stone to provide
KristinaHow I used to beg youStay just a little longer with me
Karl OskarHaving to leave youwas almost unbearable
KristinaEvery Sunday morning
Karl OskarStealing away before dawnNot to wake up your parents
KristinaThen one last kiss...
Karl OskarAlways time for that kiss
KristinaNow I'll hold you foreverAlways hold you like this
Kristina & Karl OskarWith all my body and my soulI crave you each andevery breath I'm takingI am yours from this dayand all our days throughFor where you go, I go with you