Som en stjärna
doftar kärlek,
lika klar och onåbar.
Som ett ljus i
julenatten,
har jag våra minnen kvar.
När du ser på mig,
du rör vid mig,
när din tanke
nå’n gång gäller mig
doftar stjärnor
liksom kärlek
under tallar
finns jag kvar.
Like a Distant Supernova
Like a distant
supernova
just as out of reach is love.
Like a candle
lit on Christmas
memories are all I have.
When you looked at me,
when you took my hand,
when you in your mind
once spoke my name!
Just as distant
as the stars above
under the cover of
darkness I remain.
(For the first time since I started the ‘A Glass of Bubbly’ blog in June I found myself writing poetry in my mother tongue Swedish. The translation is adapted to fit (sort of) into the English language.)
A Glass of Bubbly 