Once upon a time there lived a poor tailor

Det var en gang en fattig skredder

this poor tailor had a son called Aladdin

denne stakkars skredderen hadde en s nn som het Aladdin

Aladdin was a careless, idle boy who did nothing

Aladdin var en uforsiktig, ledig gutt som ikke gjorde noe

although, he did like to play ball all day long

selv om han likte å spille ball hele dagen lang

this he did in the streets with other little idle boys

dette gjorde han i gatene sammen med andre små ledige gutter

This so grieved the father that he died

Dette s rget faren så mye at han d de

his mother cried and prayed, but nothing helped

moren hans gråt og ba, men ingenting hjalp

despite her pleading, Aladdin did not mend his ways

til tross for at hun b nnfalt, satte ikke Aladdin opp sine måter