I en kvalmfylld andlig ken har jag sett dem g
Drabbade av sjlasoten, hglosa, med ilska I synen
Det r som sorgen aldrig
skulle lmna deras gon
Som om sinnet hade svarinat fr evigt
Sammantrngda p ytor sm
Lager pa lager (I boningar gr) I angestens
hgborg
Under jorden hastar de - jagande skande: ingenting finnande
Varfr stannar de aldrig upp?
Innan nuer fredliga gmma
finner
I susandl lundar ivingas ven ni till vila
Inte in stillsam undran - en rasande frga
Varfr stannar ni aldrig
upp?
Ondlict upplyst - fr alltid hljd I mrker
Inga stjarnor ser lag lysa hr
Vilka skalder dikta I denna dimma? Vilka malare
sina verk hr frgar?
Ondligt upplust - fr alltid hljd I mrker
Inga stjarnor ser lag lysa hr
Vilka malare sina verk hr
frgar?
[English translation:]
The Stronghold Of Agony
In a nauseating spiritual desert I have seen them
wander
Stricken with disease of the soul, listless, with anger in their gazes
It is as if the sorrow would never leave their
eyes
As if the mind had blackened forever
Forced together in small spaces
Layer upon layer (in grey dwellings) in the
stronghold of agony
Below the ground they hurry - chasing, seeking; finding nothing
Why do they never pause?
Before you find
your peaceful hiding place
Even you are forced to rest in soughing groves
Not one quiet wondering - one furious question
When do
you never pause?
Indefintely lit - forever covered in darkness
No stars do I see shine here
Which poets write in this fog?
Which painters colour their artwork here?
Indefintely lit - forever covered in darkness
No stars do I see shine here
Which
painters colour their works here?
