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MODERN SCANDINAVIAN POETRYTHE PANORAMA OF POETRY 1900 -1975
in Kalatdlit-nunat (Greenland), Iceland, The Faroe Islands,Denmark, Saame Poetry, Norway,
Sweden, and Finland
English versionsby
Martin Allwood, Wystan Hugh Auden, Paul Britten Austin,Frederic Fleisher, Thord Fredenholm, Robin Fulton,
Keth Laycock, Robert Lyng, and others
Introductionsby
Kristinn Johannesson, Inge Knutsson, K'ai Laitinen,Finn Stein Larsen, Helmer Lang, Israel Ruong,
and Eilif Straume
GENERAL EDITORMartin Allwood
ANGLO-AMERICAN CENTER
CONTENTS
KALATDLIT-NUNAT (GREENLAND)
Henrik Lund (Indaleraq) (1875 - 1948)Nunarput — Our country 35
Villads Villadsen (1916 - )Aviaja and his family , 35
ArkalukLyngeThis is our country (Tourist publicity) 37
Malik
restlessness 37
ICELAND
Introduction by Kristinn Johannesson 41
Sigurdur Sigurdssdn (1879 - 1939)ChristmasEve (Jolakvold) 45
Magnus Stefansson (Orn Arnarson) (1884 - 1942)Chickens (Haensi) 45The journey (Langferd) 46The hussy (Ekkjan) 46
David Stefansson (1895 - 1964)The shadow (Skugginn) 47
Johannes ur Kdtlum (1899 - 1972) 'Prayer (Baen) 47
Tomas Gudmundsson (1901 — )Theharbor (Vid hofnina) 48
Hallddr Laxness (1902 - )She was all that you loved (Hun var thad alt, sem thu unnir) 49
Gudmundur Bodvarsson (1904 - 1974)Brother (Brodir) 49
Snorri Hjartarson (1906 - )The roads are waiting deserted (Audir bfda vegirnir) 50The days have come (Komnir eru dagarnir) 50
Steinn Steinarr (1908 - 1958)Children at play (Born ad leik) 51
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Marble (Marmari) 51Verdun (Verdun) 51Sea (Haf) : 52
. A poem about Christ (Kvaedi um Krist) 52White horse in the moonlight (Hvitur hestur I tunglskini) 53The staircase (Stiginn) 53
Kristjan fra Djupaloek (1916 - )To the memory of a poet (I minningu skalds) 54
J6n ur Vor (1917 - )The bird is faithful (Fuglinn er trur) 54Rest your wing (Hvfl thu vaeng thinn) 55
Stefan Hordur Grfmsson (1920 - )In the evening (A kvOldin) 55Dance on the sand (Dans a sandi) 55
Jon Oskar (1921 - )Search (Leit ad fegurd) 56
EinarBragi (1921-)Fiery steeds (Sporgladir hestar) 57Fame (Fraegd) 57
Hannes Sigfusson (1922 - )Africa (Afrfka) 57180thousand (180thiisundir) 58
Sigfus Dadason (1928 - ) 'Take a gun in your hand (Taktu th^r skammbyssu 1 hond) 58The great joy (Hin mikla gledi) 59The roads of my country (Vegir lands mfns) 59
SigurdurA. Magnusson (1928 — )Solzhenitsyn (Solzhenitsyn) 60
Matthias Johannessen (1930 — )The city laughed (Borgin hlo) 60
Hannes Petursson (1931 - )Dawn (Daegramot) 62From Bright nights (BjQrt kveld).- 62Departure (Burtfor) 62Copernicus (Kopernikus) 63Talking to a tree in leaf (Talad vid laufgad tre) 63
Thorsteinn fra Hamri (1938 - )The visitor (Gesturinn) 63Settlement (Aflausn) .' 64Assistance (Lidsinni) 64In the field (I teignum) '. 65Staying out-of-doors (Komid ut undir bert loft) 65
J6hann Hjalmarsson (1939 - )From the circus (Ur Fjolleikahusinu) 66
Thuridur Gudmundsddttir (1939 - )Child (Barn) 66
Nina Bjork Arnaddttir (1949 - )We fall asleep again (Vid sofnum aftur) 67
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THE FAROE ISLANDS
Introduction by Inge Knutsson 71
Christian Matras (1900 — )Snow light shone on the ground (Snj61ysi st6d av fletum) 73
William Heinesen (1900 - )Temple storm (Tempelstorm) ,...• 73Darkness speaks to the flowering bush (Morket taler til den
blomstrende busk) 74A thousand masts in rain (Tusinder master i regn) 74Winter lights its fires on our mountains (Vinteren taender
sine blus pa vore bjerge) 75Writing on a frozen window-pane (Skrift pa frossen rude) 75
HeginDahl (1918 - )Girl in a window (Genta vid vindeygad) 76Windy summer (Vindsamt summar) 76
Napoleon Djurhuus (1928 — 1971)Jealousy (Jalousi) ...'. 77
Steinbjern Jacobsen (1937 — )Sheep (Seydur) 77
GudridHelmsdal- Nielsen (1941 - )Thawnight (Toybilskveld) 77
Hedin M. Klein (1950 - )Voice from life (Rodd ur lfvinum) 78
DENMARK
Introduction by Finn Stein Larsen 81
Sophus Claussen (1865 - 1931)Dreams (Dromme) 87With those who are waiting (Hos de ventende) 87Imperia (Imperia) '. 88
Johannes V. Jensen (1873 - 1950)Theredtree (Detrodetrae) , 89The wandering girl (Pigen der vandrer) 90The earth and light (jorden og lyset) 91
Theger Larsen (1875 - 1928)Sunshine in a room (Solskin i en stue) 94
Otto Gelsted (1888 - 1968)April9th (Den niende april) 95The hammer of the Lord (Herrens hammer) 95
Allan Bock (1890 - )Already as a boy (Allerede som dreng) 96
Hans Hartvig Seedorff (1892 - )Sailor's drinking song (Rosvald) Music by N. Clemmensen 96
Tom Kristensen (1893 - 1974)Reborn (Genfodt) 97The drunkard (Drankeren) 98A purple dot (En purpurprik) 99
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To my friend the poet Gustaf Munch-Petersen (Til min ven,digteren Gustaf Munch-Petersen) 99
Nis Petersen (1897 - 1943)Spring at Mariager Fjord (Forar ved Mariager Fjord) 99Do you love man? (Elsker du mennesket?) 100
Paul La Cour (1902 - 1956)Suburb (Forstad) 101The stranger (Den fremmede) 101
Jens August Schade (1903 —1978)Me (Mig) 102Inga (Inga) 102Youthful longing (Ungdomslaengsel) 102
Sig/redPedersen (1903 - 1967)Anthem to an inn (Hymne til et vaertshus) 103
Piet Hein (1905 - )Analysis of omnipotence (Almaegtighed) 104Conversation on the road (Samtale pa vejen) 104MoralGruk (MoralskGruk) : 104LiteraryGruk (LitteraertGruk) 105Noble funerals arranged (Nobel bisasttelse besorges) 105Knotbad (Knotbad) 105
Gustaf Munch- Petersen (1912 - 1938)thought (tanke) 106prayer (ben) 106
Halfdan Rasmussen (1915 — )Sardine (Sardin) 106Shoalsoffish (Fiskestime) 107
Ove Abildgaard (1916 - )Navel (Navle) 107Inthebathtub (Ibadekarret) 108
Tove Ditlevsen (1918 - 1976)A mother's anguish (Moderangst) 108The eternal three (De evige tre) 109The snake in paradise (Slangen i paradiset) 110And it was a night like this (Og det var en nat) I l l
Orla Bundgard Povlsen (1918 - )The burning sea-lion (Den braendende solove) 112
Thorkild Bjernvig(1918 - )Here (Her) 112Interruption (Afbrydelse) 113
Jergen Nash (1920 - )Whoring song (Horehymne) 114Poem to a brother (Broderdigt) 114
O/e Wivel (1921 - )Weep for Balder (Graed for Balder) 115Thefish (Fisken) 115
Ole Sarvig (1921 - )Beach scene (Strandbillede) 116The copper tree (Glaede) 116Grey rooms (Grakamre) 117
Morten Nielsen (1922 - 1944)The account (Redegorelse) 117
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Erik Knudsen (1922 - )My heart cries (Mit hjerte raber) 118The Eve of St. Bartholomew (Bartholomeusnat) 118All men want to be gods (Alle mennesker vil vaere guder) 119
Robert Corydon (1924 - )Twilight hour (Merkningstime) 119
Iljitsch Johannesen (1925 - 1957)Evening glow (Aftenrode) 120
Jargen Sonne (1925 - )It'syou (Deterdig) 121Adrift (Idrift) 122Race (Jaget) 122Other eyes — another world (Andre ojne — anden verden) 122Northwest (Nordvest) 123
Lise Serensen (1926 — )Girl who is waiting (Pige, der venter) 123
Ivan Malinovski (1926 - )Critique of silence (Kritik af tavsheden) 123Critique of the way of the world (Kritik af verdens gang) 124Critique of reason (Kritik af fornuften) 124
Frank Jaeger (1926 - 1977)Handshake for Tony (Handslag til Tony) 124
Cecil Beidker (1927 - )Grass (Grass) 125
PerHojholt (1928-)Traveling to the city (Pa vej til byen) 125
Vagn Steen (1928 - )atthispoint (pa dette sted) 126
Jargen Gustavo Brandt (1929 - )Further in (Dybere ind) 127
Benny Andersen (1929 - )OnTerraFirma (Padettarre) 128Suck (Sut) - 128Sound sleeper (Syvsover) 129The same (Den samme) 130The memories (Minderne) 130
Uffe Harder (1930 - ) •Express cable (Iltelegram) 131Late summer (Sen sommer) 131Fromhere (Herfra) 131
Klaus Rifbjerg (1931 - )Midsummer (Midsommer) 132X-rayplate (Rontgen) .: 133
Jess Qrnsbo (1932 - )Soap hymn (Saebesalme) 134
ErikStinus (1934 - )The Yogi speaks to Vasco da Gama (Yogien taler til Vasco da
Gama) 135Colony (Koloni) 136
Bent Irve (1934 - )Lazarus (Lazarus) 137The houses (Husene) 137Tracks (Spor) 138
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Model (Modell) 138Inger Christensen (1935 - )
Like a slate-grey ocean (Som skifergrat hay) 139Whispering grass feet (Hviskende graesfedder) 139From The text / Extensions (Fra Teksten / Extensioner) 140
PerKirkeby (1938- )The angel child paints (Englebarnet tegner) 140
Peter Poulsen (1940 - )the old age home at Hald (de gamles hjem i Hald) 141
Kirsten Bjernkjcer (1943 - )When the cat is out (Nar katten er ude) 142
Steen Kaale (1945 - )now and then we humans are quite peaceful (ind imellem
er vi mennesker helt rolige) 142Henrifc Nordbrandt (1945 - ) -
Dream (Drom) 143While we are waiting (Mens vi venter) 144Letter (Brev) 144
Dan Turell (1946 - )An old Disney comic strip (En gammel Disney-serie) 145
SAAME POETRY
Introduction by Israel Ruong 149
NorwayIsak Saba (1875- 1921)
From Sons of the sun (Sami soga lavla) 151Coardda Jomnna (Jon Eldar Einejord, 1939 — )
The Saame story of the creation ... 151SwedenPaulus Utsi (1918 - 1975)
Wounded generation (Havvaduvvun sakkagad'di) 153Thecalfsucks (Miessi) 153From Images (Govvadus) 153Love with pain (Reagganan rShkisvuohta) 154From Home country (Goattulai'dun) 154The yoik (Jui'gusa birra) 154Holy hill (Bassedievva) 155The new mountain waters 155Theword (Sadni) 155
FinlandPedar Jalvi (1888 - 1916)
I run in the mountains 156Aslak Guttorm (1907 - )
From Saame speech 156Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa (1943 - )
I don't know why 156
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NORWAY
Introduction by Eilif Straume 159
Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1962)Island off the coast (Skjaergaardso) 163
Nifs Collett Vogt (1864 - 1937)Panisdead (Panerded!) 164
Sigbjern Obstfelder (1866 - 1900)The rose (Rosen) 164Helga (Helga) 165Can the mirror speak? (Kan speilet tale?) 165Hymn (Salme) 166
Whelm Krag (1871 - 1933)The cry of a bird (Der skreg en fugl) 166
Khstoffer Uppdal (1878 - 1961)The starling (Staren) 166Workinghard (Tungtiarbeid) 167The voice of the generations (/Cttarmaal) 167
Olav Aukrust (1883 - 1929)Bliss (Saele) 167A naked branch (Ei naki grein) 167
OlafBull (1883 - 1933)Powerful pain! (De store smerter) 168To the brave (Til de dristige) 168Tricks (Gjennemskuet) 169Theruin (Ruin) 169Chopin next door (Chopin i sidevaerelset) 170Over a glass of wine (Ved et glass vin) 170
Olav Nygard (1884 - 1924)My only song (Mitt einaste kvad) 171
AlfLarsen (1885 - 1967)Thecrows (Kraakerne) -. 171Walking in the night (Vandring i natten) 172
Herman Wildenvey (1886 - 1959) .Nature (Natur) 173February dialogue (Februardialog) 173
Arnulf Qverland (1889 - 1968)LittleAdam (LilleAdam) 175May 17,1941 (17 mai 1941) 176The servant (Tjeneren) '. 177
Gunnar Reiss- Andersen (1896 - 1964)Annunciation (Bebudelse) 178To the hearts (Til hjerterne) 178A shooting star (Et stjerneskudd) 179
Tarjei Vesaas (1897 - 1970)Snow and fir forests (Sno og granskog) 179Once upon a time (Det var eingong) 180Theglasswall (Glasveggen) 180
Emil Boyson (1897 - 1979)Army hospital death (Lasarett-dod) 181
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Contact useless (Kontakt frukteslos) 181Norwayl941 (Hasr-tattland) 182Before the ship sails (For skipet seiler) 182Oldage (Alderdommen) 183
Ernst Orvil (1898 - )A nuisance (Spetakkel) 183
Aslaug Vaa (1899 - 1965)Bat letter (Skinnveng-brev) 183
Einar Skjceraasen (1900 - 1966)ThewordofGod (Gudsord) 184
Rudolf Nilsen (1901 - 1929)The voice of the revolution (Revolusjonens rost) • 185Christmas on the dole (Arbeidslos jul) 186Confession (Bekjennelse) 186Therival (Rivalen) 187
PerArneberg (1901 - )Heart and hands (Hjerte og hender) 187Shield your eyes (Verg dine oyne) 188
Nordal Grieg (1902 - 1943)May 17,1940 (17 mai 1940) 188Hope (Hapet) 189The sprinters (Sprinterne) 189
Sigmund Skard (1903 - )New York, N.Y. (New York, N.Y.) 190
Inger Hagerup (1905 - )My love (Minelskede) 191Dieslrae (Dieslrae) 192Love itself must also die (Kjaerligheten skal ogsa do) 192Itrust - (Jegtror) -. 192We hold our life (Vi holder livet) .' 193The crazy boy (Den gale gutten) 193I am the poem (Jeg er det dikt) 193Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson) 194
Jacob Sande (1906 - 1967)Mary-Ann (Marian) 194
RolfJacobsen (1907- )Pavement stones (Brosten) 195Landscape with excavators (L?ndskap med gravemaskiner) 196Blizzard (Tett snevaer) 196But we are alive (Men vi lever) 196Sorrowful towers (Sorgefulle tarn) 197
Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907 - )Happy hands (Lykkeiige hender) 197
Olav H. Hauge (1908 - )The schoolyard (Skuleplassen) 198The weather-cock (Vindhanen) 199Today I saw (I dag sag eg) 199Thescythe (Ljaen) 200And I was sorrow (Og eg var sorg) , 200
Asmund Sveen (1910 - 1963)Black wings (Svarte vengar) 200
Aslaug Lygre (1910 - )I'm going to the night (Eg vilga til natta) : 200
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Hungrysea (Hungrande hav) 201Claes Gill (1910 - 1973)
Morning by the sea (Morgen ved havet) 202Vanishing youth (Flyktende ungdom) 202
Astrid Hjertenoes Andersen (1915 — )The poet recites his own poetry (Poeten resiterer eget dikt) 202
TorJonsson (1916-1951)Unborngod (Ufoddgud) 203Therapids (Fossen) 204
Aasmund Brynildsen (1917 — 1974)You are in my blood (Du er i mitt blod) 204
Andre Bjerke (1918 - )Light thoughts on a soap bubble (Lette betraktninger over
ensapeboble) 205To a determinist (Til en determinist) 205Thelittleman (Den lille man) 205Thelastjoy (Den siste glede) 206Hurry! (Det haster) 207Bill of rights (Menneskerettighetserklaering, 1. Valgrett) 207
Anbjerg Oldervik (1918 - )Oh, my beloved (A min elskede) 208
Hans Beirli (1918 - )Makeba sings (Makeba synger) 208
Tormod Skagestad (1920 — )Theyearafter (Aretetter) '.. 209
Jens Bjerneboe (1920 - 1976)The song of Hiroshima town (Vise om byen Hiroshima) 210We (Vi) 210
GunvorHofmo (1921 - )Thenight (Natten) 211
Carl Frederik Prytz (1922 - )Thewind-bent (Devindskjeve) 212
Harold Sverdrup (1923 - )Kimono (Kimono) 213Flyingfish (Flyvefisk) 213Spitzbergen (Svalbard) 213
PaalBrekke (1923-)Where all paths are lost (Der alle stier taper seg) 214EcceHomo (Eccehomo) 215
ArnljotEggen (1923- )Village in an underdeveloped copuntry (Landsby i eit u-land) ... 215
Finn Bjernseth (1924 - 1973)We were the young shock troops (Vi var de unge storm-
troppene) 216Finn Stremsted (1925 - )
The stern hour (Den strenge timen) 216Sun bridge (Solbrygge) 216
Arnold Eidslott (1926 - )Three sermons. (Tre prekener) 217Portrait of a girl (Pikeportrett) 217Sabbath (Sabbat) 217
Erling Christie (1928 - )Lonewolf (Ensom ulv) 218
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Georg Johannesen (1931 — )Firstlesson (Forste lekse) 218The full moon (Fullmanen) 218
Peter R. Holm (1931-)Granite (Granitt) 219
Kolbein Falkeid (1933 - )The horizons (Horisontene) 219
Ase-Marie Nesse (1934 - )MarcChagall (MarcChagall) 220
Stein Mehren (1935 - )Where the path ends (Der stien tar slutt) 220Gobelin-Europe (Gobelin Europa) 221CasaNova (CasaNova) .' 222
ArildNyquist (1937- )Oh, Santa Claus! (Aaa, julenisse!) 223Fourbirds (Firefugler) 223Under the sun (Under solen) 223Bumble-bee in bed (Humla i sengen) 224Apple stealing (Epleslang) 224
Tor Obrestad (1938 - )Song to art (Song til kunsten) 224
Jan Erik Void (1939 - )Oh, well (Naja) 225Itmeans (Detbetyr) 225The day collapsed (Dagen fait sammen) 226
Einar Qkland (1940 - )I was there (Eg var der) 226
Tove Lie (1942 - )Afternoon verse (Eftermiddagsvers) 226
Helge Rykkja (1943 - )Sweden (Sverige) 227
PaaV Helge Haugen (1945 - )Didactic poem on dust (Laeredikt om stovet) 227
Jan-Erik Rekdal (1951 - )Dublin — the city with the green mailboxes (Dublin — byen
med de gronne postkasser) 228
SWEDENIntroduction by Helmer Lang 233
Verner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940)After a thousand years (Om tusen ar) 241From the Forest of Tiveden (Ur Tiveden) 241
Gustaf Froding (1860 - 1911)Three lasses were strolling (Dar gingo tre jantor) Music by Felix
Korling 242Grey rock song (Grabergssang) 243
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864 - 1931)The sea voyage of Jonah (Jone havsfard) Music by Nils
Soderstrom 243Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967)
At a milestone (Vid en milsten) : 244
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Whelm Ekelund (1880 - 1949)For no one my verse (Jag diktar for ingen) 245
Anders Osterling (1884 - )Psalmodicon (Psalmodicon) 245Starry landscape (Landskap med stjarnor) 246
Birger Sjoberg (1885 - 1929)The time when first I saw you (Den forsta gang jag sag dig)
Music by Birger Sjoberg 246The green-eyed monster (Svartsjukans demon) Music by Birger
Sjoberg : 247From Convention man (Ur Konferensman) 248
Ture Nerman (1886 - 1969)The finest of all of the love songs (Den vackraste visan om
karleken) Music by Lille Bror Sdderlundh 251Harriet Lowenhjelm (1887 - 1918)
Beatrice-Aurore (Beatrice-Aurore) Music by HjalmarCasserman 252
Dan Andersson (1888 - 1920)Sailor Jansson (Jungman Jansson) Music by Dan Andersson ... 252Saturday night in the log cabin (Helgdagskvall i timmerkojan)
Music by Sven Scholander 253Epilogue (Epilog) 254Now darkens my way (Nu morknar min vag) 254
Bertil Malmberg (1889 - 1958)My room is no longer in my house (Mitt rum ar inte langre) 254
Evert Taube (1890- 1976)Calle Schewen's waltz (Calle Schewens vals) Music by Evert
Taube ....• 255Bride waltz (Brudvals) Music by Evert Taube 256Fritjof and Carmencita (Fritjof och Carmencita) Music by Evert
Taube 256The ox-driver's song (Oxdragarvisa) Music by Evert Taube 257The ocean never shimmered so bright (S3 skimrande var aldrig
havet) ~. 258Par Lagerkvist (1891 - 1974)
Anguish (Angest) : 258A letter came (Det kom ett brev) 259The sun is loosening her light blond hair (Nu loser solen sitt
blondahar) 259The people in the churchyard (Folket pa kyrkogarden) 260
Nils Hasselskog (1892 - 1936)Fall — A humoresque (Host — en humoresk) 260
Gabriel Jonsson (1892 - )Backafall lassie (Flicka fran Backafall) Music by Gunnar
Turesson 261Frans G. Bengtsson (1894 - 1954)
A ballad of the French king's bandsmen (En ballad om franskekungens spelman) Music by Gunnar Turesson 262
Uno Eng (1896 - 1972)Still life (Stilleben) 263
EbbeLinde.(1897 - )In time with the rain (I takt med regnet) 263
Hjalmar Gullberg (1898 - 1961)
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I'm planning to set out on a long journey (Jag tanker ge migut pa en lang resa) 263
The reflective country postman (Den tankande lant-brevbSraren) 264
Thelake (Sjon) 265At Cape Sunium (Vid Kap Sunium) 265Wanted (Efterlyses) 266Dreadful accident (Svarartat olyckstillbud) 266
Nils Ferlin (1898 - 1961)In Arendorff's time (Pa Arendorffs tid) Music by Gunnar
Turesson .-. 267Through a wall (Genom en v3gg) 268Gethsemane (Getsemane) 268May I offer you some flowers (Far jag lamna nagra blommor)
Music by Lille Bror Soderlundh 269Astray (Vilse) Music by Lille Bror Soderlundh 269And not even — (Inte ens) 270Neutral (Neutral) 270A waltz-melody (En valsmelodi) Music by Lille Bror Soderlundh 270Ananimal (Ettkreatur) 271I could be ... (Jag kunde ju vara) 271With plenty of colored lanterns (Med manga kulfirta lyktor) 272
Karin Boye (1900 - 1941)Prayer to the sun (Bon till solen) 272Night's deep violoncello (Nattens djupa violoncell) 273
Johannes Edfelt (1904 - )Spring sacrifice (Varoffer) 273Pain is the greatest sculptor (Smartan ar en skulptor) 274Lifeoflife (Livets liv) 274Archaic image (Arkaisk bild) 275The world is a dream of peace (Nocturne) 275Placesofrest (Vilopunkter) 276Summer organ (Sommarorgel) 276
Harry Martinson (1904 - 1978)Farm maids (Pigor) 276The cable ship (Kabelskepp) 277Visual memory (Synminne) 277The goddess of complexion (Gudinnan av hyn) 278After (Efter) 278From Aniara (Ur Aniara) 279Thedreamcity (Dromstaden) 279The earthworm (Daggmasken) 280We sat on the shore (Vi satt pa stranden) 280
A//Henrikson (1905 - )The limits of fame (Ryktbarhetens grans) 280Plastic flowers (Plastblomman) 280Ancient China (Fran det gamla Kina) 281Efficiency experts (Rationaliseringen) 281
Sten Hagliden (1905 - 1979)Delta (Delta) 281From Cumulus County (Fran provins Cumulus) 282
Anders Frostenson (1906 — )Our faith in things eternal (Vi miste tron pa tingen) 282
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Gunnar EkeWf (1907 - 1968)Absentia animi (Absentia animi) 283Oneafterone (Ettefterett) 285Five times I saw the star (Fern ganger sag jag stjaman) 286Among the dead lives a notion of beauty (Hos de doda finns
en aning av skOnhet) 286ToPosthumus (Till Posthumus) 286To see yourself in others (Att se sig sjalv i andra) 287Heard in a dream (HOrt i drOmmen) 287Have you seen the desert bloom? (Har du sett Sknen
blomma?) 288Helmer V. Nyberg (1907 - 1980)
You are Columbus (Du ar Columbus) 288He who loves is a sleep-walker (Den som alskar ar en s8mn-
gangare) 288Helge Jedenberg (1908 - )
The precious poverty (Den dyrbara fattigdomen) 289The poems of the cherry-tree (Korsbarstradets dikter) 289
Astrid Pettersson (1909 - )You can't just ignore it (Det gar inte att ga fOrbi) 289
Karl Vennberg (1910 - )Timelyanswer (Tidsreplik) 290You must avoid (Det galler att undvika) 291Wehaveall (Viharalla) 291
ErikLindegren (19lO - 1968)XXI (From The man without a road) XXI (Ur Mannen utan vag) 291XXXII (XXXII) 292Cosmic mother (Kosmisk moder) 292
haratdforss (1911 - )shy are your thoughts (skygga 3ro dina tankar) 293inalienable the right to silence (oforneklig ar ratten till tystnad) . 293
Bertil Gedda (1912 - )The only strength (Det enda fasta) 293
Karl Bolay (1914- )Swedish reality (Den folkhemska verkligheten) 294to create a poem (att dikta ar) 295
Martin Allwood (1916 - )I love America (Jag alskar Amerika) 295Not the same person (Inte samma person) ; 296
Stig Sjodin (1917 - )Judgment day (Domedag) 296
Werner Aspenstrbm (1918 — )Something's travelling past (Nagonting fardas ffirbi) 297
Elsa Grave (1918 - )Afterthought (Eftertanke) 298
Nicos Kokkalis (1918 - )The tourist (Turisten) 298
UlfPederOlrog (1919 - 1972)The stork named Ibrahim (Storken Ibrahim) 299
Ragnar Thoursie (1919 - )Commencement (Skolavslutningen) 300
Anna Greta Wide (1920 - 1965)Thestar (Stjaman) 300
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Stig Carlson (1920 - 1971)To learn again (Att lara om) 301Enforced concrete thoughts (Tvangstankar i betong) 301The short wrath and the long wrath (Den korta vreden och den
langavreden) 302Ulla Olin (1920 - )
The child's gift (Barnets gava) 302Theltalian (Italienaren) 302
Sandro Key-Aberg (1922 - )Life, man (Livet, gosse) .'. 303
Lennart Dahl (1922 - )A culture salesman .(Kulturarbetaren) 304Lily of the valley sadness (Liljekonvaljevemod) 304
Bo Setterlind (1923 - )A song of freedom (En sang om frihet) 305Love (Karleken) 305Death I fancied so (Doden tankte jag mig sa) 305
Liitfi Ozkdk (1923)A cloud of dust (Ett moln av damm) 305
Helmer Lang (1924)ToArrabal (TillArrabal) 306I am the fresh-fallen snow (Isnfi) 307
Ivar,Grunthal (1924 - )Epitaph (Gravskrift) 307
Kerstin Thorvall (1925 - )The dining-room of the Grand Hdtel (Stora Hotellets matsal) .... 308
Arne Lundgren (1925 - )After the collision (Efter krocken) 308Eyes in the alley (Ogon i granden) 308
Osten Sjdstrand (1925 - )This all too exposed heart (Detta alltfor utsatta hjarta) 309Sideglance (Sidoblick) 309
Sonja Akesson (1926 - 1977)To be an infant (Att vara ett barn) 310
Bjdrn Julin (1927 - )The inhuman factor (Den omanskliga faktorn) 311
Staffan Larsson (1927 - )Bach the fisherman (Bach fiskaren) 311
Lars Thunberg (1928 - )Under the prism (Under prismat) 312
Lars Forssell (1928 - )The Swedish summer (Den svenska sommaren) 312VanGogh'sear (VanGoghsora) 313You say that poetry is dead (Du sager att dikten ar dad) 314
Ingemar Leckius (1928 - )The voyeurs of suffering (Lidandets voyeurer) 314
Lars Lundkvist (1928 - )Experience (Ron) 315
Sebastian Lybeck (1929 - )It is often true (Det 3r v8l ofta sant) 315No life (Stiltje) 315
Majken Johansson (1930 - )Housecleaning wife (Stadhustrun) 316
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Lennart Sjogren (1930 — )The people with bleeding stomachs (De med blbdarmagar) 316
Siv Widerberg (1931 - )Thebedmate (Sangkamrat) 317Stamps (Frimarken) 317
Goran Palm (1931 - )The megaphone in poetry park (Megafonen i poesiparken) 317
Nenad Andrejevic (1931 - ) " "Consolation (Trost) 318
Tomas Transtromer (1931 — )The half-made heaven (Den halvfardiga himlen) 319Allegro (Allegro) 319Nocturne (Nocturne) 320The rocks (Stenarna) 320
Bertil Pettersson (1932 - )The curtains (Gardinerna) 320In the beginning was the word (I begynnelsen var ordet) 321
Lars Gustafson (1936 — )The balloon travelers (Ballongfararna) 321
Goran Tunstrom (1937 - )Letter from a renegade (Brev) 322
Bjorn Hakansson (1937 - )MarxintheU.S. (MarxiU.S.A.) 323
Torgny Lindgren (1938 - )What it would be like to be Olof Palme (Ur Hur skulle det vara om
man vore Olof Palme?) 323Goran Sonnevi (1939 - )
Through the open door (Genom den 6ppna derren) 324The small remainder in me (Den lilla resten i mig) 325
Gunnar Harding (1940 - )Love in the police quarters (Karlek i polishuset) 326
Use Edstrdm (1941 - )Illusions (Synffirvillelser) 327
Hans Evert Rene (1941 - )Robert F. Kennedy (Robert F. Kennedy) 327The swallow (Svalan) 328Awakening (Uppvaknande) 328
Jan M&rtenson (1944 — )To love the President of the United States (Att alska Amerikas
president) 328Shadow play (Skuggspel) 329
Lars Norin (1944 - )The first and last effort (Den fSrsta och sista anstrangningen) ... 329
Jacques Werup (1945 — )Icarus still takes wing (Ikaros lyfter alltjamt) 329
Ylva Eggehorn (1950 - )Teresa (Teresa) 330
FINLAND - SUOMI
In the Swedish language
Introduction by Helmer Lang 333
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Arvid Mbrne (1876 - 1946)Before a runic stone (Infor en runsten) 337A boat in the bay (En bat pa fjarden) 337
Bertel Gripenberg (1878 - 1947)Don Juan (Don Juan) 338
Gunnar Bjorling (1887 - 1960)I am a cup of longing (Jag ar en langtans bagare) 338I set out to find the only word (Det enda ordet gick jag ut att
finna) 338Charlie Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin) 339A child playing (Ett barn leker) 339I do not write literature (Jag skriver inte litteratur) 339I want to live in a city (Jag vill leva i en stad) 339
Edith Sodergran (1892 - 1923)The land that is not (Landet som icke ar) 340The stars are teeming (Stj^rnorna vimla) 341The moon (Manen) 341The foreign lands (De frammande landerna) 341There is no one in the world who has time (Det finns ingen
i varlden som har tid) 342The creators (Skaparegestalter) 342
Evert Huiden (1895-)The lumber load (Timmervagen) 342Cot-Ant (Kata-Ant) 343
Elmer Diktonius (1896 - 1961)A child in starlight (Barn i stjarnljus) 343Granite (Granit) 344Dostoievski (Dostojevskij) 345Wasitapoem (Vardetdikt) 345
Rabbe Enckell (1903 - 1974)In your soul (I din sjal) 346The poverty that came to me (Det armod som kom till mig) 346Spring sits behind a rock (Varen sitter bak en sten) 346One can't find anything in life (Man kan ingenting finna i livet) 347
Solveig von Schoultz (1907 - )Thelovers (De alskande) 347These (Dessa) 348Thedeaths (Dedarna) 348Three sisters (Tre systrar) 348
Henry Parland (1908 - 1930)Gasoline (Bensin) 349
Eva Wichman (1918 - )Evening wind (Aftonvinden) 349
Thomas Warburton (1918 — )From : Sixteen -hours (Fran Sexton timmar) 349
Nils-Bbrje Stormbom (1925 - )We, too, were there (Ocksa vi var d3r) 350
Bo Carpelan (1926 - )The boy who ran through the flowing water (Pojken som sprang
genom det strOmmande vattnet) 351Listen (Hor) 351The ocean (Havet) 351What the evening said (Vad kvallen sade) 351
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When the summer had precipitated its rain (Nar sommaren falltsittregn) 352
Ski-ingtrip (Skidfard) 352When one drives up to the ninety-six octane pump (Kor man upp
till den nittiosexoktaniga pumpen) 352Lars Hulden (1926 - )
Come and be my quilt (Kom och var mitt tacke) 353A winter dragon (En vinterdrake) 353As the mistress of the house (Sasom en matmor) 353Although the crow has been lying for hours (Fastan krakan i timmar
harlegat) *...-. 354Per-Hakon Pawals (1928 - )
Salad-green mistress (Min salladsgrOna alskarinna) 354Peter Sandelin (1930 — )
There is no safe place here (Har finns ej nagot sakersta He) 355Carolus Rein (1935 - )
The city bells (Klockorna i staden) 355Gosta Agren (1936 - )
The factory worker (Fabriksarbetaren) 355Claes Andersson (1937 - )
Gladiator (Gladiator) 356"The penetration of substances through semi-permeable films"
("Amnenas vandring") 356Robert Alftan (1940-)
Portion Portion) 357
In the Finnish language
Introduction by Kai Laitinen 359
Otto Manninen (1872 - 1950)The cotton rooter (Pellavan kitkija) 363
Eino Leino (1878 - 1926)A legend of Finland (Legenda) 363
V.A. Koskenniemi (1885 - 1962)Behold, O my soul (Naa, oi, mun sieluni) 364The grave of a small child (Pienen lapsen hauta) 364
Aaro Hellaakoski (1893 - 1952)The painter (Maalari) 365Forest moonlight (Kuutamo metsassa) 365
P. MustapSa (1899 - )Cornflowers (Ruiskukkia) 365Folktale (Olen viela kaukana) 366
Uuno Kailas (1901 - 1933)The house (Talo) 366Stupid people and smart people (Tyhmat ja viisaat) 367Theword (Sanat) 367
Kaarlo Sarkia (1902 - 1945)Metamorphosis (Muodonvaihdos) 368Meeting (Kohtaaminen) 368
Katri Vala (1902 - 1944)Flowering earth (Kukkiva maa) 368Winter has come (Talvi on tullut) 369Blue flower (Sininen kukka) 370
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Yr/6 Jylha (1903 - 1956)Wounded (Haavoitettu) 370Weddingdance (Haatanhu) .*. 370
Arvo Turtiainen (1904 - 1980)Spring (Kevat) 371Salin (Salin) 371
Viljo Kajava (1909 - )lama guitar (From HyvS on meri) 372
Oiva Paloheimo (1910 - )August night (Elokuun yo) 372
Elvi Sinervo (1912 - )Autumn day (Syyspaiva) 373
Lauri Viita (1916 - 1965)Disease was dancing on the winter road (Tauti tanssi talvitiella) 373Has the fly been killed yet? (Joko on kerpanen tapettu?) 374Happiness (Onni) 374
Helvi Juvonen (1919 - 1959)Bottomice (Pohjajaata) 375I give (Minaannan) 375
Eila Kivikk'aho (1921 - )The song to summer (Laulu kesalle) 375Peter (Pietari) 376
Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921 - )Strontium (Strontium) 376At the street corner (Kadunkulmassa paistetaan) 378The trees are naked (Puut ovat paljaat) 379Acupoftea (Kupillinenteeta) 379The women thought Christ had risen (Ylos nousatta Kristusta) 379
Aila Meriluoto (1924 - )StoneGod (KivinenJumala) 380Wallis (Wallis) 381
Marja-Liisa Vartio (1924 - 1966)Two moons (Kaksi kuuta) 381
Kirs/ Kunnas (1924 - )At my house is a difficult gate (Talossani on pahaportti) 382The aspen has shed its leaves (Haapa on luopunut lehdis-
tansa) 382The landscape of love (Rakkauden maisema) 382
Pentti Holappa (1927 — )Anthem to my country (Hymny synnynmaalle) 383It'sautumn (On syksy) 383
Tuomas Anhava (1927 — )Image of wind and trees (Kuvaus tuulesta ja puista) 384The stranger (Muukalainen) 384Theconch (Nakinkenka) 384Atdusk (YSnalla) 385The distant sounds grow more distant (Etaantyvat etaiset aanet) 385
Lasse Nummi (1928 - )Theletter (Kirje) 385
Mirkka Rekola (1931 - JYou set the table (Katat poydan) : 386
Paavo Haavikko (1931 - )Scribe of life (Elanan elamam. kirjurit, kirjoittakaa) 386
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The pines are playing (Mannyt leikkivat, satavat kavyt) 387Let cool waters run through your mouth (Anna viileitten vetten
virrata suun kautta) : 387From Native soil (Kun nyt kerron keisarista) 387The Prince speaks (Ruhtinas puhuu) 388I hear the rain waking (Kuulen sateen heraavan) 388The books remain (Kirjat jaavat) 389
Vaino Kirstina (1936 - )A slender throat (Sorea kaula) 389The virgin (Neito) 389
Pentti Saarikoski (1937 - )On that beautiful day when there was sr.ow (Kaunina paivana
jolloin lunta on oksilla) 390Let's meet at the flower shop (Tule kukkakauppan) 390
Pentti Saahtsa (1941)Theory (Teoria) 390
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
General 391Iceland 392The Faroe Islands 393Denmark 393Saame poetry 395Norway 396Sweden 397Finland 399
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