Vapenlös [Jag vill möta...]
Jan Hammarlund
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| English translation 2 / Engelsk översättning 2 / Traduzione i... |
| I WANT TO MEET... | I WANT TO MEET... |
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| Armed, erect and and closed in armour | Armed, upright and shielded in armour |
| forth I came - | I went forth - |
| but of terror was the mail-coat cast, | but from fear was the coat of mail cast |
| and of shame. | and from shame. |
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| I want to drop my weapons, | I want to throw down my weapons, |
| sword and shield. | sword and shield. |
| All that hard hostility | All the stark hostility |
| made me cold. | was my coldness. |
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| I have seen the dry seeds | I have seen the dry seeds |
| grow at last. | finally grow. |
| I have seen the bright green | I have seen the light green |
| spread out fast. | unfurl. |
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| Mightier than iron | Mighty is the tenderness of life |
| is life's tenderness, | stronger than iron, |
| driven forth from the earth's heart | driven out of the heart of the Earth |
| without defence. | defenceless. |
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| The spring dawns in winter's regions. | Spring dawns in winter regions, |
| where I froze. | where I froze. |
| I want to meet life's powers | I want to meet the forces of life |
| weaponless. | weaponless. |
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