ved oasen mellom palmene i en lysning der slr me oss ned og som en gammel venn me mter igjen et sted der elefantene gr te den lille sonden som skte rundt jorden tok oss her elefantenes hemmelige gravplass jesus det m vr her me lukker yne me lukker rene nr det nevnes tror ingen det ekspedisjoner og alle rikdommer blekne her elefantenes hemmelige gravplass jesus det m vr her eg hrer det du hrer det me hrer begge samme sangen eg ser p deg du ser p meg og me skjnner begge at det vil forbli en hemmelighet elefantenes hemmelige gravplass jesus det m vr her english translation by the oasis between the palms in an opening we set up camp and like an old friend we meet again that place where the elephants go the little probe that searched the earth took us here the elephant s secret graveyard jesus it must be here we keep eyes shut we keep ears shut and when its mentioned no one wants to see when it was in sight my heart stopped that place where the elephants go to the elephant s secret graveyard jesus it must be here we must walk alone from here i look at you you look at me and we both understand that it will remain a secret the elephant s secret graveyard jesus it must be here 