Blå tåget - Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör
the in sweden very famous punk song “staten och kapitalet” by ebba grön, done in the 1990s, is actually a cover of a original 1970s song done by the swedish band blå tåget. the original version is so damn chill, combared to Ebba Gröns version
listen! it is more like a lullaby about swedish society, than anything else haha.
ps. this song is very socialist which i hope becomes pretty obvious in the translated lyrics
translated lyrics via x
The capital raise the rents and the state raise the housing allowance so one can cheat a little with the relentless wage regulations and even pay people smaller wages than what is enough for food and for rent because the state contributes so happily if the cost of living becomes too unaffordable. Side by side, they work together The state and the capital, they re sitting in the same boat but they are not the ones who s rowing, rowing so the sweat is pouring and the whip that tickles, doesn’t tickle their fat necks either Expansion of child care is regulated by the economy So that the women’s place in the economy is regulated A cheap spare work force available when the factories are booming Pushed back by lack of child care if the wheels of profit suddenly spin slower
Side by side, they work together The state and the capital, they re sitting in the same boat but they are not the ones who s rowing, rowing so the sweat is pouring and the whip that tickles, doesn’t tickle their fat necks either
The school’s are fulfilling their roles to train the workforce if the brooms are to sweep well the shafts has to be well made the barriers and the quotients and the test programs is a system made to separate the wheat from the husks and to send each and their own to their suitable pen. The tempo is raised in the factories Here, a workers elite is created The production line has no place for those Who’s been too badly worn out But to prevent protests about unacceptably tough conditions Each case is considered a work injury and get treated by the mercyful company health care Side by side... [chorus] Thus, we build a society based on corporative principles And learn to accept the things we can’t comprehend To each and everyone his allotted share of the growing prosperity The capital for the capitalists, for the benefit recipients - the benefits
Side by side... [chorus]