Danish song · comedy rap
Yo lyrics
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What “Yo” is about
The song is a humorous take on a character named Johan, whose family tree is unusually small and repetitive. The singer, along with others, expresses confusion and concern as every attempt to trace Johan's ancestry or even take a family photo reveals that Johan seems to be his own only relative, leading to comical and absurd situations.
Yo lyrics with English translation
Each line in the original and in English. Translation and romanization by AI, to help you follow the song.
Yo...
Alle sæt jer ned.
Everyone sit down.
Vi skal snakke om Johan.
We need to talk about Johan.
For der er noget galt.
Because something is wrong.
Ikke lidt galt.
Not a little wrong.
Meget galt.
Very wrong.
For hver gang Johan fortæller om sin familie,
Because every time Johan talks about his family,
så får historielæreren stress.
the history teacher gets stressed.
Vers 1
Verse 1
Johan kommer ind og tror han er chef,
Johan comes in thinking he's the boss,
men hans familietræ har brug for en mekaniker.
but his family tree needs a mechanic.
Læreren siger:
The teacher says:
"Tegn din familie helt tilbage."
"Draw your family all the way back."
Johan tegner en cirkel
Johan draws a circle
og kalder det en dag.
and calls it a day.
Vi troede først det var en joke,
At first we thought it was a joke,
vi troede først det var for sjov,
at first we thought it was for fun,
men da vi så hans lektier,
but when we saw his homework,
begyndte vi at blive bange.
we started to get scared.
Da de andre fandt vikinger,
When the others found Vikings,
fandt Johan Johan.
Johan found Johan.
Da de andre fandt konger,
When the others found kings,
fandt Johan også Johan.
Johan also found Johan.
Da de andre fandt spændende historier,
When the others found exciting stories,
fandt Johan endnu en Johan.
Johan found yet another Johan.
Bro er sit eget DLC.
Bro is his own DLC.
Omkvæd
Chorus
Johan!
Hvad er det der sker?
What is happening?
Dit familietræ er mega sær.
Your family tree is super weird.
Ingen grene,
No branches,
ingen blade,
no leaves,
ingen vej ud,
no way out,
ingen gade.
no street.
Johan!
Vi prøver at forstå.
We're trying to understand.
Men hver gang bliver det værre end før.
But each time it gets worse than before.
Når du forklarer din familie til os,
When you explain your family to us,
får vi alle sammen lav IQ.
we all get low IQ.
Vers 2
Verse 2
Skolen bestilte en slægtsforsker ind.
The school ordered a genealogist.
Han kom med mapper.
He came with folders.
Han kom med computer.
He came with a computer.
Han kom med 20 års erfaring.
He came with 20 years of experience.
Han gik hjem efter 14 minutter.
He went home after 14 minutes.
Han sagde:
He said:
"Jeg har set meget i mit liv."
"I've seen a lot in my life."
"Men det her..."
"But this..."
"Det her kan jeg ikke forklare."
"This I cannot explain."
Hans computer begyndte at larme.
His computer started making noise.
Printeren eksploderede næsten.
The printer almost exploded.
Google søgte efter svar.
Google searched for answers.
Google gav op.
Google gave up.
ChatGPT gav op.
ChatGPT gave up.
Wikipedia begyndte at græde.
Wikipedia started crying.
Vers 3
Verse 3
Da Johan skulle lave familieportræt,
When Johan was supposed to make a family portrait,
spurgte fotografen:
the photographer asked:
"Hvor er resten?"
"Where are the rest?"
Johan sagde:
Johan said:
"Du kigger på dem."
"You're looking at them."
Fotografen sagde:
The photographer said:
"Nej seriøst."
"No, seriously."
Johan sagde:
Johan said:
"Jeg er seriøs."
"I am serious."
Fotografen fik overtid den dag.
The photographer got overtime that day.
Ikke fordi der var mange mennesker.
Not because there were many people.
Men fordi han blev ved med at tælle de samme.
But because he kept counting the same ones.
Omkvæd
Chorus
Johan!
Hvad er det der sker?
What is happening?
Dit familietræ er mega sær.
Your family tree is super weird.
Ingen grene,
No branches,
ingen blade,
no leaves,
det kører rundt som en karrusel hele dagen.
it spins around like a carousel all day.
Johan!
Hvad laver du nu?
What are you doing now?
Vi prøver stadig at finde hoved og hale.
We're still trying to make sense of it.
Dit stamtræ ligner mere et hjul,
Your family tree looks more like a wheel,
end noget biologibogen ville kalde normalt.
than anything a biology book would call normal.
Vers 4
Verse 4
Da Johan lavede DNA-test,
When Johan did a DNA test,
begyndte laboratoriet at blinke.
the laboratory started blinking.
Fejl.
Error.
Fejl.
Error.
Fejl.
Error.
Systemfejl.
System error.
Teknikeren løb ind.
The technician ran in.
Professoren løb ind.
The professor ran in.
Vagten løb ind.
The guard ran in.
Alle stod og gloede.
Everyone stood and stared.
Computeren skrev:
The computer wrote:
"Samme person fundet igen."
"Same person found again."
"Og igen."
"And again."
"Og igen."
"And again."
"Og igen."
"And again."
"Please stop."
Vers 5
Verse 5
Selv Johans hund ligner Johan.
Even Johan's dog looks like Johan.
Hans kat ligner Johan.
His cat looks like Johan.
Postbuddet ligner lidt Johan.
The postman looks a bit like Johan.
Vi er efterhånden nervøse.
We are getting nervous.
Hvis man går gennem landsbyen,
If you walk through the village,
ser m
you see m
Lines explained
“men hans familietræ har brug for en mekaniker.”
but his family tree needs a mechanic.
This line humorously suggests that Johan's family tree is so dysfunctional or unusual that it requires mechanical repair rather than genealogical research.
“fandt Johan Johan.”
Johan found Johan.
This line highlights the absurdity of Johan's family tree. While others find diverse ancestors like Vikings, Johan repeatedly finds only himself, implying a lack of ancestral diversity or a very small, self-contained lineage.
“Dit stamtræ ligner mere et hjul,”
Your family tree looks more like a wheel,
This metaphor emphasizes the cyclical and non-linear nature of Johan's family tree, suggesting it doesn't branch out like a normal tree but rather loops back on itself, resembling a wheel.
Danish words from this song
Learning Danish? These words come straight from the lyrics.
- familietræ
- family tree
- slægtsforsker
- genealogist
- sær
- weird
- stamtræ
- family tree (lineage)
- hoved og hale
- head and tail (make sense of something)
About this recording
“Yo” is a Danish song, made by a SongUp AI listener with SongUp AI.
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Questions about “Yo”
What is “Yo” about?
The song is a humorous take on a character named Johan, whose family tree is unusually small and repetitive. The singer, along with others, expresses confusion and concern as every attempt to trace Johan's ancestry or even take a family photo reveals that Johan seems to be his own only relative, leading to comical and absurd situations.
Is there an English translation of the “Yo” lyrics?
Yes. Every line of “Yo” is translated into English on this page. The translation was written by AI to help you follow the song, so a few lines may lose some nuance.
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