Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Sofia Vocal Ensemble
Lead Vocals
Bengt Ollen
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kjell Perder
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sveriges Radio
Tonmeister
Lyrics
Bleknande bokars ljus mot molnens mörker.
Blåsten river skogsgölens vatten stålgrått.
Bort mellan markens blodstänk rinner hjortspår.
Gav du mig denna olösliga ensamhet för att jag lättare skulle kunna ge dig allt?
Tystnaden bryter genom sinnets pansar,
lämnar det naket
inför höstens klarhet.
Den längsta resan är resan inåt
Vägen,
du skall följa den. Lyckan,
du skall glömma den. Kalken,
du skall tömma den. Smärtan,
du skall dölja den. Svaret,
du skall lära det. Slutet,
du skall bära det.
English translation by W Auden:
Fading beeches, bright against a dark storm-cloud.
Wind rips up the forest-pond ́s Steel-gray water.
On the earth between bloodstains
The tracks of deer.
Did ́st Thou give me
this inescapable loneliness so that it would be easier for me to give Thee all?
Silence shatters to pieces the mind ́s armor, Leaving it naked before autumns clear eye.
The longest journey is the journey inwards the road,
You shall follow it. The fun,
You shall forget it. The cup,
You shall empty it. The pain,
You shall conceal it. The truth,
You shall be told it. The end,
You shall endure it.
Written by: Dag Hammarskjöld
