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Originally Posted by The Yugoslavian
This is such an amazing song. Unfortunately it's so Norwegian it can't really be translated well because almost every line has a reference that would need to be explained to anyone who haven't grown up in Norway.
However - the title "Who stole the Spenol?" is asking the question of who stole a bottle of Spenol. Spenol is a Norwegian skin cream - while it was first used by the girls who would take care of cows to moisten their udders before milking, it was since discovered that such frequent use made the hands of those girls very soft and moisturized so it's now sold as a cheap (and actually very good) skin moisturizer.
Since it's so cheap, available and something you can keep in your house without raising suspicion, it's also well know (though we obv don't talk about it), that it's used as lotion when boys and men need some lotion for certain other activities.
So the song is about finding the guy who stole someone's bottle of Spenol (which is about as low as you can go, really). Luckily Magnus comes in at the end and solves the mystery so there's a happy ending.