| Originale | English translation by Ceil Herman |
| SOLEN | THE SUN |
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| Han lyfter sin blick emot Solen, | He lifts his gaze toward the Sun, |
| hans ansikte liknar ett sår. | his face looks like a wound. |
| Solen befruktar sej själv. | The sun fertilizes itself. |
| Han går på den glödheta jorden, | He walks on the fiery earth, |
| han har gått där i två tusen år. | he has walked there for 2000 years. |
| Solen befruktar sej själv. | The Sun fertilizes itself. |
| Brännande vindar, | Burning wind, |
| brännande vindar om dagen. | Burning wind during the day. |
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| Han lyfter sin hacka mot Solen, | He lifts his pick toward the Sun, |
| han spänner sin åldrande kropp. | he stretches his elderly body. |
| Solen befruktar sej själv. | The Sun fertilizes itself. |
| Han sargar den stenhårda jorden, | He mangles the rock hard earth, |
| för jorden är, trots allt, hans hopp. | because the earth is, in spite of everything, his hope. |
| Men Solen befruktar sej själv. | But The Sun fertilizes itself. |
| Brännande vindar, | Burning winds, |
| brännande vindar om dagen. | burning winds during the day. |
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| Han hör hur dom skjuter i fjärran, | He hears how they shoot in the distance, |
| han undrar när kriget tar slut. | he wonders when the war will end. |
| Solen befruktar sej själv. | The Sun fertilizes itself. |
| Han går där och tänker på havet, | He walks there and thinks about the sea, |
| han undrar hur havet ser ut. | he wonders how the sea looks. |
| Och Solen befruktar sej själv. | And The Sun fertilizes itself. |
| Brännande vindar, | Burning winds, |
| brännande vindar om dagen. | Burning winds during the day. |
