The Cabin – English Lyrics

• By: Ylvis

Lyrics & Translation

Discover Norwegian cabin culture through Ylvis's hilarious song, “The Cabin.” Learn about the humorous side of remote getaways, from quirky amenities to family sharing, all while enjoying a catchy R&B tune. This song offers a unique and funny perspective on a beloved cultural tradition .

[English]

Oh

Come with me, girl

I wanna take you to a place

Where it's just you and me

To my cabin

Let me take you to my favorite place

just a five hour drive from the city

Just follow the road until it stops

and then keep walking for another forty minutes

Then - out of nowhere

There it is

My cabin!

Right now it's icy cold

but in sixteen hours, it's gonna be hot!

Mmm, I'm gonna make you dinner, baby

I hope you like..

spaghetti!

Then we do the dishes manually

with over fifteen different kinds of cutlery

Sixty square meters of heaven on earth

A tiny wooden paradise

It's my own private pinewood Taj Mahal

Except for the shape and the size

The cabin!

Where I come to relax

The cabin!

Wear the same pants for a week

The cabin!

I've got skis on my walls

in my cabin..

One day this place will be mine

only split it with my brother, sister, father, uncle and his lover!

And if you like to piss outside

this is definitely the place for you

Cause I've been pissin' over here

and pissin' over there

One time I even pissed over here!

But you should never ever shit outside

We have a small, separate cabin

for that kind of stuff!

We can hang stuff on the wall together

as long as it's copper

or dead animals

And who's that man on the wall?

DAD? Is that you?

Who put my dad inside the wall?

Dad?

Dad?

Don't you worry

I'm gonna get you out of here!

Aaaah

It's a picture!

Sixty square meters of heaven on earth

A tiny wooden paradise

It's my own private pinewood Taj Mahal

Except for the shape and the size

It has a shape, it has a size

You should really come here some time

Come on, we've been married for ten years

I miss you so much

And I don't understand it

now why don't you come to my cabin!

We can play some china chess

And take a long cold shower

I got fortynine cards ready to be played with

and a joker from another deck!

Impossible to spot!

We can just walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk

You know there's no such thing as bad weather

Only bad kleather

When you come up to my cabin..

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
cabin /ˈkæbɪn/ A2	noun - a small house, typically made of wood
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular location verb - to put something in a particular position
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate a vehicle noun - a journey in a vehicle
hour /aʊər/ A1	noun - a unit of time equal to 60 minutes
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot noun - an act of walking
cold /kəʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low temperature; not warm
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature
dinner /ˈdɪnər/ A1	noun - a meal eaten in the evening
heaven /ˈhevən/ B2	noun - the place where God or the gods are believed to live
earth /ɜːrθ/ A1	noun - the planet on which we live
paradise /ˈpærədaɪs/ B1	noun - an ideal or perfect place or state
shape /ʃeɪp/ A2	noun - the external form or outline of something verb - to create or influence the form of something
size /saɪz/ A1	noun - the overall dimensions or magnitude of something
wall /wɔːl/ A1	noun - a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area
week /wiːk/ A1	noun - a period of seven days
lover /ˈlʌvər/ B1	noun - a person who is having a sexual relationship with someone
shower /ˈʃaʊər/ A1	noun - an act of washing oneself