{"id":3931,"date":"2026-06-04T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/?page_id=3931"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:50:21","slug":"3-kim-larsen-byens-hotel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/3-kim-larsen-byens-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Kim Larsen: &#8220;Byens hotel&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song is a traditional English song called The House Carpenter, where the melody is combined with a new text. From the album &#8220;V\u00e6rsko&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Byens Hotel (Remastered)\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QnKp1vkLaoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link to the chords: <a href=\"https:\/\/tabs.ultimate-guitar.com\/tab\/kim-larsen\/byens-hotel-chords-179383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BYENS HOTEL CHORDS by Kim Larsen @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>En s\u00f8mand drog ud p\u00e5 en rejse s\u00e5 lang<br>og b\u00f8lgerne slog om hans skib<br>Delfinerne sprang og kaptajnen sang<br>&#8220;Du kommer sgu nok hjem engang&#8221;<\/td><td>[Chorus]<br>A sailor went out on a journey so long<br>and the waves hit his ship<br>The dolphins jumped and the captain sang<br>&#8216;You&#8217;ll damm probably make it home somehow&#8217;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Vers 1]<br>Men s\u00f8manden t\u00e6nkte p\u00e5 pigen sin <br>Og dagene blev til \u00e5r <br>Han t\u00e6nkte, ja &#8211; jeg kommer nok hjem engang <br>Men sig mig hvorn\u00e5r, hvorn\u00e5r<\/td><td>[Verse 1]<br>*But the sailor thought of his girl<br>And the days turned into years<br>He thought, yes &#8211; I will probably come home somehow<br>But tell me when, when<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Vers 2]<br>Og pigen hun huskede den allersidste dans<br>Mens dagene blev til \u00e5r<br>S\u00e5 fandt hun endelig sig en elsker s\u00e5 blid<br>Som gad at slikke hendes s\u00e5r<\/td><td>[Verse 2] <br>And the girl remembered the very last dance <br>While the days turned into years <br>Then she finally found herself a lover so gentle <br>Who was willing to lick her wounds<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Vers 3]<br>Og skibet det sejlede fra havn til havn<br>Til sidst hun glemte hans navn<br>Men tiden den g\u00e5r, som tiden den vil<br>En dag lagde skibet til<\/td><td>[Verse 3]<br>And the ship sailed from port to port<br>In the end, she forgot his name<br>But time goes on, as the time it wills<br>One day the ship came into port<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Vers 4]<br>Han tog en taxa til byens hotel<br>Hun s\u00e5 ham og glemte helt sig selv<br>De gens\u00e5 hinanden for en enkelt nat<br>En nat p\u00e5 byens hotel<\/td><td>[Verse 4]<br>He took a taxi to the city&#8217;s hotel<br>She saw him and completely forgot herself<br>They saw each other again for a single night<br>A night at the city&#8217;s hotel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>[Omkv\u00e6d]<br>En s\u00f8mand drog ud p\u00e5 en rejse s\u00e5 lang<br>og b\u00f8lgerne slog om hans skib<br>Delfinerne sprang og kaptajnen sang<br>&#8220;Du kommer sgu nok hjem engang&#8221;<\/td><td>[Chorus]<br>A sailor went out on a journey so long<br>and the waves hit his ship<br>The dolphins jumped and the captain sang<br>&#8216;You&#8217;ll damm probably make it home somehow&#8217;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the original English version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joan Baez - The House Carpenter\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4RekFGUtexc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The song is a traditional English song called The House Carpenter, where the melody is combined with a new text. From the album &#8220;V\u00e6rsko&#8221; Link to the chords: BYENS HOTEL CHORDS by Kim Larsen @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com [Omkv\u00e6d]En s\u00f8mand drog ud p\u00e5 en rejse s\u00e5 langog b\u00f8lgerne slog om hans skibDelfinerne sprang og kaptajnen sang&#8220;Du kommer &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bliv-klogere.dk\/index.php\/3-kim-larsen-byens-hotel\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">3. 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