Vapenlös [Jag vill möta...]
Jan Hammarlund
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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. |