Background information about the song:
After 14 years together, Kenneth runs away from his wife, together with his daughter Violeta. She's seven years old when they flee. He cannot stand Beatrice's demanding and eccentric life-style anymore, and he hides in the world by remaining in movement all the time. Beatrice is left behind in a paralysed state, unable to take action, alone in the big house. Apparently she develops a psychotic behavior marked by compulsive acts. She's grieving, and she fills up a bucket with tears every year, but after seven years she's empty. She doesn't see any way out but to take her life. She puts a stick of dynamite underneath her chair and lights the fuse. In the time it takes for the fuse to burn, Beatrice gets into contact with Violeta in a dream. She decides there and then to go out into the world and bring her daughter back - and take revenge on the father. At the last second, she throws the stick of dynamite out of the window, while she runs for the door. Seven years of sorrow save her when her wedding dress catches fire in the explosion. She douses the flames by emptying the buckets of tears on herself. It's the calm before the storm. The rain is applauding on the roof tiles, and the band is playing in minor key in the back streets. Something is on the way. It's the mood for revenge. The pigeons on the roof have never been so quiet. Nature reacts. Huge powers are in motion...
Sju bøtter tårer er nok, Beatrice | Seven buckets of tears is enough Beatrice |
| Han sko bare ut med søppelet | He only wanted to take out the trash |
| Og hans fru, Beatrice, fyllte bøttene med tårer | And his wife, Beatrice, filled buckets with tears |
| Ei per år si han forsvant | One per year since he disappeared |
| Og naboane er mistenksomme | And the neighbors are suspicious |
| Og stemmen i håvet fristande | And the voice in the head tempting |
| På sju år har han komt seg for langt | In seven years he made it too far |
| Og folk utforbi vinduet de vinker febrilsk | And people that walk by the window wave frantically |
| Som om de ikkje kan få tatt farvel fort nok | As if they can't say goodbye soon enough |
| Og sånn som då Cecilia løyg | And just like when Cecilia lied |
| Skal kver en drøm gå opp i røyk | Every dream will go up in smoke |
| Åh, Beatrice, alt du trenger er en gnist | Oh, Beatrice, all you need is a spark |
| Sju bøtter tårer er nok Beatrice | Seven buckets of tears is enough Beatrice |
| Med konfetti i håret og Jack Daniels bris | With confetti in the hair and reeking of Jack Daniels |
| Plaster på såret, og et takk for sist | Band-aid on the wound, and a thank you for the past |
| Sju bøtter tårer er nok Beatrice | Seven buckets of tears is enough Beatrice |
| Skyt gjennom himmelen i et blink | Shoot through the skies in a flash |
| Sju bøtter tårer er nok Beatrice | Seven buckets of tears is enough Beatrice |
| Nei, det er andre tider nå enn då Houdini forsvant | No, these are other times now than when Houdini disappeared |
| Du får ikkje folk til å sjå en annen vei | You will not make people look the other way |
| Kalle det en illusjon og sei; Tada! | Call it an illusion and say, Tada! |
| Men det er ei tid for alt | But there is a time for everything |
| Og i natt får du igjen for sju års forsprang | And tonight you'll be paid back for a seven-year advance |
| Og du kan godt sjå en annen vei | And you may very well look another way |
| Kalla det en eksplosjon og sei; Nana! | Call it a blast and say, Nana! |
| Og duene på taket, de har aldri stått så stille | And the pigeons on the roof, they have never been so quiet |
| Står de like stilt når kvelden er omme | Will they be as quiet when the night is over |
| Og når regn applauderer på takhellene | And when the rain applauds on the roof tiles |
| Og korps går i moll i bakgatene | And the band plays in minor key in the back streets |
| Åh, Beatrice, då skal nye tider komma | Oh, Beatrice, then new times are coming |