Hvorfor skal det lige være mig? Midi

Hvorfor skal det lige være mig?
Du befaled' mig at tale
for en samling bindegale,
men jeg frygtede og flygtede
og drog den anden vej.
Hvorfor, hvorfor skal det lige være mig?

Hvorfor skal det lige være mig?
Til min fjende vil du sende
mig – hvordan vil det mon ende?
De vil slæbe mig og dræbe mig
og grumt forlyste sig!
Hvorfor, hvorfor skal det lige være mig?

Hvorfor skal det lige være mig?
Mine venner, dem jeg kender,
de har rejst til jordens ender,
de er kloge, taler sprog, og
de har mere mod end jeg.
Hvorfor, hvorfor skal det lige være mig?

Hvorfor skal det lige være mig?
Mine brødre holder møder;
deres mund og tunge gløder –
jeg er magelig og svagelig,
og kedelig og bleg.
Hvorfor, hvorfor skal det lige være mig?

Hvorfor skal det lige være mig?
Der er masser her, der passer
bedre til de rå strabadser.
Ud af alle, du ku' kalde,
har du valgt det værste kvaj!
Hvorfor, hvorfor skal det lige være mig?

Hvorfor skal det lige være mig?
Du befaler vejr og hvaler:
"Sørg nu for, at Jonas taler!"
Du, som sender mig, du kender mig,
du ved langt mer' end jeg;
derfor, derfor tør jeg gå og tjene dig!

JE

Why does it have to be me?

Why does it have to be me?
You commanded me to speak
to a crowd of maniacs,
but I feared and fled
and went the other way.
Why, why does it have to be me?

Why does it have to be me?
To my enemy will you send me
– how is that supposed to end?
They will drag me along and kill me
and enjoy themselves ferociously!
Why, why does it have to be me?

Why does it have to be me?
My friends, they whom I know,
they have travelled to the ends of the world,
they are clever, speaks languages
and they are more brave than I.
Why, why does it have to be me?

Why does it have to be me?
My brothers hold meetings;
their mouth and tongue glow –
I am lazy and weak
and indolent and dull.
Why, why does it have to be me?

Why does it have to be me?
Lots of people here fit better
to the tough hardships.
Of everybody you could call,
you have selected the worst moron!
Why, why does it have to be me?

Why does it have to be me?
You command weather and whales:
"Make sure, Jonah will speak!"
You who send me, you know me,
you know much more than I;
Therefore, therefore I dare to go and serve you!

JE