MODERN SCANDINAVIAN POETRY THE PANORAMA OF POETRY 1900 - 1980 in Kalaallit-Nunaat (Greenland), , The Faroe Islands, Denmark, Saame Poetry, , Sweden, and Finland

English versions by Martin Allwood, Wystan Hugh Auden, Paul Britten Austin. Frederic Fleisher, Thord Fredenholm, Robin Fulton. Keth Laycock, Robert Lyng, and others

Introductions by Kristinn Johannesson. Inge Knutsson, Kai Laitinen. Finn Stein Larsen. Helmer Lang, Israel Ruong. and Eilif Straume

Second, Revised Edition

GENERAL EDITOR Martin Allwood

EAGLEYE BOOKS INTERNATIONAL PERSONA PRESS CONTENTS

KALAALL1T-NUNAAT (GREENLAND)

Henrik Lund (Indaleraq) (1875 - 1948) Nunarput — Our country 35 Villads Villadsen (1916 - ) AviSja and his family 35 Arkaluk Lynge This is our country (Tourist publicity) 37 Malik restlessness 37

ICELAND

Introduction by Kristinn Johannesson 41

Sigurdur Sigurdsson (1879 - 1939) ChristmasEve (Jolakvold) 45 Magnus Stefansson (Orn Arnarson) (1884 - 1942) Chickens (Haensi) 45 The journey (Langferd) 46 The hussy (Ekkjan) 46 David Stefansson (1895 - 1964) The shadow (Skugginn) 47 Johannes ur Kotlum (1899 - 1972) Prayer (Been) 47 Tomas Gudmundsson (1901 — ) Theharbor (Vid hofnina) 48 Halldor 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) 50 The days have come (Komnir eru dagarnir) 50 Steinn Steinarr (1908 - 1958) Children at play (Born ad leik) 51 13 Marble (Marmari) 51 Verdun (Verdun) 51 Sea (Haf) 52 A poem about Christ (Kvaedi um Krist) 52 White horse in the moonlight (Hvitur hestur f tunglskini) 53 The staircase (Stiginn) 53 Kristjan fra Djupaloek (1916 - ) To the memory of a poet (I minningu skSlds) 54 J6n ur Vdr (1917 - ) The bird is faithful (Fuglinn er trur) 54 Rest your wing (Hvil thu vaeng thinn) 55 Stefan Hordur Grimsson (1920 - ) In the evening (A kvoldin) 55 Dance on the sand (Dans & sandi) 55 JdnOskar (1921 -) Search (Leit ad fegurd) 56 Einar Bragi (1921 - ) Fiery steeds (Sporgladir hestar) 57 Fame (Fraegd) 57 Hannes Sigfusson (1922 - ) Africa (Afrfka) 57 180thousand (180thiisundir) 58 Sig/us Dadason (1928 - ) Take a gun in your hand (Taktu ther skammbyssu 1 hond) 58 The roads of my country (Vegir lands mins) 59 SigurdurA. Magnusson (1928 — ) Solzhenitsyn (Solzhenitsyn) 60 Matthias Johannessen (1930 - ) The city laughed (Borgin hl6) 60 Hannes Petursson (1931 - ) Dawn (Daegramot) 62 From Bright nights (Bjort kvoid) 62 Departure (Burtfor) 62 Copernicus (Kopernikus) 63 Talking to a tree in leaf fTalad vid laufgad tre) 63 Thorsteinn fra Hamri (1938 - ) The visitor (Gesturinn) 63 Settlement (Aflausn) 64 Assistance (Lidsinni) 64 In the field (I teignum) 65 Staying out-of-doors (Komid ut undir bert loft) 65 Johann Hjalmarsson (1939 — ) From the circus (Ur Fjolleikahusinu) 66 Thundur Gudmundsdottir (1939 - ) Child (Barn) 66 Nina Bjork Arnaddttir (1949 - ) We fall asleep again (Vid sofnum aftur) 67

14 THE FAROE ISLANDS

Introduction by Inge Knutsson 71

Christian Matras (1900 - ) Snow light shone on the ground (Snj61ysi st6d av flotum) 73 (1900 - ) Temple storm (Tempelstorm) 73 Darkness speaks to the flowering bush (Morket taler til den blomstrende busk) 74 A thousand masts in rain (Tusinder master i regn) 74 Winter lights its fires on our mountains (Vinteren taender sine blus pa vore bjerge) 75 Writing on a frozen window-pane (Skrift pa frossen rude) 75 KeginDah/(1918-) Girl in a window (Genta vid vindeygad) 76 Windy summer (Vindsamt summar) 76 Napoleon Djurhuus (1928 - 1971) Jealousy (Jalousi) 77 Steinbjern Jacobsen (1937 — ) Sheep (Seydur) 77 Gudrid Helmsdal- Nielsen (1941 - ) Thaw night (Toybilskvold) 77 Hedin M. Klein (1950 - ) Voice from life (Redd ur lfvinum) 78

DENMARK

Introduction by Finn Stein Larsen 81

Sophus Claussen (1865 - 1931) Dreams (Dromme) 87 With those who are waiting (Hos de ventende) 87 Imperia (Imperia) 88 Johannes V. Jensen (1873 - 1950) Theredtree (Det rode tree) 89 The wandering girl (Pigen der vandrer) 90 The earth and light (Jorden og lyset) 91 Theger Larsen (1875 - 1928) Sunshine in a room (Solskin i en stue) 94 Otto Gelsted (1888 - 1968) April 9th (Den niende april) 95 The 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) 97 The drunkard (Drankeren) 98 A purple dot (En purpurprik) 99 15 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) 99 Do you love man? (Elsker du mennesket?) 100 Paul La Com (1902- 1956) Suburb (Forstad) 101 The stranger (Den fremmede) 101 Jens August Schade (1903 - 1978) Me (Mig) 102 Inga (Inga) 102 Youthful longing (Ungdomslaengsel) 102 Sigfred Pedersen (1903 - 1967) Anthem to an inn (Hymne til et vaertshus) 103 PietHein (1905 -) Analysis of omnipotence (Almaegtighed) 104 Conversation on the road (Samtale pa vejen) 104 MoralGruk (Moralsk Gruk) 104 LiteraryGruk (LitteraertGruk) 105 Noble funerals arranged (Nobel bisaettelse besorges) 105 Knotbad (Knotbad) 105 Gustaf Munch-Petersen (1912 - 1938) thought (tanke) lOfc prayer (bon) 106 Halfdan Rasmussen (1915 — ) Sardine (Sardin) 106 Shoalsoffish (Fiskestime) 107 Ove Abildgaard (1916 - ) Navel (Navle) 107 Inthebathtub (I badekarret) 108 Tove Ditlevsen (1918 - 1976) A mother's anguish (Moderangst) 108 The eternal three (De evige tre) 109 The snake in paradise (Slangen i paradiset) 110 And it was a night like this (Og det var en nat) Ill Orla Bundgard Povlsen (1918 - ) The burning sea-Hon (Den braendende soleve) 112 Thorkild Bjernvig (1918 - ) Here (Her) 112 Interruption (Afbrydelse) 113 Jergen Nash (1920 - ) Whoringsong (Horehymne) 114 Poem to a brother (Broderdigt) 114 Ole Wivel (1921 - ) Weep for Balder (Graed for Balder) 115 Thefish (Fisken) 115 Ole Sarvig (1921 - ) Beach scene (Strandbillede) 116 The copper tree (Glaede) 116 Grey rooms (Grakamre) 117 Morten Nielsen (1922 - 1944) The account (Redegcrelse) 117

16 Erik Knudsen (1922 - ) My heart cries (Mit hjerte raber) 118 The Eve of St. Bartholomew (Bartholomeusnat) 118 All men want to be gods (Alle mennesker vil vaere guder) 119 Robert Corydon (1924 - ) Twilight hour (Morkningstime) 119 Iljitsch Johannesen (1925 - 1957) Evening glow (Aftenrode) 120 Jergen Sonne (1925 - ) It'syou (Deterdig) 121 Adrift (Idrift) 122 Race (Jaget) 122 Other eyes — another world (Andre 0jne — anden verden) 122 Northwest (Nordvest) 123 Lise Serensen (1926 — ) Girl who is waiting (Pige, der venter) 123 Ivan Malinovski (1926 - ) Critique of silence (Kritik af tavsheden) 123 Critique of the way of the world (Kritik af verdens gang) 124 Critique of reason (Kritik af fornuften) 124 Frank Jaeger (1926 - 1977) Handshake for Tony (Handslag til Tony) 124 Cecil Badker (1927 - ) Grass (Graes) 125 Per Hejholt (1928 - ) Traveling to the city (Pa vej til byen) 125 Vagn Steen (1928 - ) atthispoint (pa dette sted) 126 Jergen Gustava Brandt (1929 - ) Further in (Dybere ind) 127 Benny Andersen (1929 - ) OnTerraFirma (Padetterre) 128 Suck (Sut) 128 Sound sleeper (Syvsover) 129 The same (Den samme) 130 The memories (Minderne) 130 Uffe Harder (1930 - ) Express cable (Iltelegram) 131 Late summer (Sen sommer) 131 From here (Herfra) 131 (1931 - ) Midsummer (Midsommer) 132 X-ray plate (Rontgen) 133 Jess 0msbo (1932 - ) Soap hymn (Saebesalme) 134 Erik Stinus (1934 - ) The Yogi speaks to Vasco da Gama (Yogien taler til Vasco da Gama) 135 Colony (Koloni) 136 Bent Irve (1934 - ) Lazarus (Lazarus) 137 The houses (Husene) 137 Tracks (Spor) 138

17 Model (Modell) 138 Inger Christensen (1935 — ) Like a slate-grey ocean (Som skifergrat hay) 139 Whispering grass feet (Hviskende graesfcdder) 139 From The text / Extensions (Fra Teksten / Extensioner) 140 Per Kirkeby (1938 - ) The angel child paints (Englebarnet tegner) 140 Peter Poulsen (1940 - ) the old age home at Hald (de gamles hjem i Hald) 141 Kirsten Bjernkjoer (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) 142 (1945 - ) Dream (Drom) 143 While we are waiting (Mens vi venter) 144 Letter (Brev) 144 Dan Turell (1946 - ) An old Disney comic strip (En gammel Disney-serie) 145

SAAME POETRY

Introduction by Israel Ruong 149

Norway Isak Saba (1875 - 1921) From Sons of the sun (Sami soga lavla) 151 Coardda Jomnna (Jon Eldar Einejord. 1939 — ) The Saame story of the creation 151 Sweden Paulus Utsi (1918 - 1975) Wounded generation (Havvaduvvun sakkagad'di) 153 The calf sucks (Miessi) 153 From Images (Govvadus) 153 Love with pain (Reagganan rahkisvuohta) 154 From Home country (Goattulai'dun) 154 The yoik (Jui'gusa birra) 154 Holy hill (Bassedievva) 155 The new mountain waters 155 The word (Sadni) 155 Finland PedarJalvi (1888- 1916) I run in the mountains 156 Aslak Guttorm (1907 - ) From Saame speech 156 Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa (1943 - ) I don't know why 156

18 NORWAY Introduction by Eilif Straume 159 Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1962) Island off the coast (Skjaergaardso) 163 Nils Collett Vogt (1864 - 1937) Panisdead (Panerdod!) 164 Sigbjmrn Obstfelder (1866 - 1900) The rose (Rosen) 164 Helga (Helga) 165 Can the mirror speak? (Kan speilet tale?) 165 Hymn (Salme) 166 Vilhelm Krag (1871 - 1933) The cry of a bird (Der skreg en fugl) 166 Kristoffer Uppdal (1878 - 1961) The starling (Staren) 166 Working hard (Tungt i arbeid) 167 The voice of the generations (/Ettarmaal) 167 Olav Aukrust (1883 - 1929) Bliss (Saele) 167 A naked branch (Ei naki grein) 167 OlafBull (1883 - 1933) Powerful pain! (De store smerter) 168 To the brave (Til de dristige) 168 Tricks (Gjennemskuet) 169 Theruin (Ruin) 169 Chopin next door (Chopin i sidevaerelset) 170 Over a glass of wine (Ved et glass vin) 170 Olav Nygard (1884 - 1924) My only song (Mitt einaste kvad) 171 AlfLarsen (1885 - 1967) The crows (Kraakerne) 171 Walking in the night (Vandring i natten) 172 Herman Wildenvey (1886 - 1959) Nature (Natur) 173 February dialogue (Februardialog) 173 Arnulf Overland (1889 - 1968) LittleAdam (LilleAdam) 175 May 17, 1941 (17mail941) 176 The servant (Tjeneren) 177 Gunnar Reiss- Andersen (1896 - 1964) Annunciation (Bebudelse) 178 To the hearts (Til hjerterne) 178 A shooting star (Et stjerneskudd) 179 (1897 - 1970) Snow and fir forests (Sn0 og granskog) 179 Once upon a time (Det var eingong) 180 The glass wall (Glasveggen) 180 Emit Boyson (1897 - 1979) Army hospital death (Lasarett-dod) 181

19 Contact useless (Kontakt frukteslos) 181 Norwayl941 (Haer-tatt land) 182 Before the ship sails (For skipet seiler) 182 Oldage (Alderdommen) 183 Ernst Orvil (1898 - ) Anuisance (Spetakkel) 183 Aslaug Vaa (1899 - 1965) Batletter (Skinnveng-brev) 183 Einar Skjoeraasen (1900 - 1966) ThewordofGod (Guds ord) 184 Rudolf Nilsen (1901 - 1929) The voice of the revolution (Revolusjonens rost) 185 Christmas on the dole (Arbeidslos jul) 186 Confession (Bekjennelse) 186 Therival (Rivalen) 187 PerArneberg (1901 - ) Heart and hands (Hjerte og hender) 187 Shield your eyes (Verg dine 0yne) 188 Nordal Grieg (1902 - 1943) May 17, 1940 (17 mai 1940) 188 Hope (Hapet) 189 The sprinters (Sprinterne) 189 Sigmund Skard (1903 - ) New York, N.Y. (New York, N.Y.) 190 ingerHagerup (1905 — ) My love (Min elskede) 191 Dieslrae (Dies Irae) 192 Love itself must also die (Kjaerligheten skal ogsa do) 192 Itrust - (Jegtror) -. 192 We hold our life (Vi holder livet) 193 The crazy boy (Den gale gutten) 193 I am the poem (Jeg er det dikt) 193 Emily Dickinson (Emily Dickinson) 194 Jacob Sande (1906 - 1967) Mary-Ann (Marian) 194 RolfJacobsen (1907 - ) Pavement stones (Brosten) 195 Landscape with excavators (L?ndskap med gravemaskiner) 196 Blizzard (Tett snevaer) 196 But we are alive (Men vi lever) 196 Sorrowful towers (Sorgefulle tarn) 197 Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907 - ) Happy hands (Lykkelige hender) 197 Olav H. Hauge (1908 - ) The schoolyard (Skuleplassen) 198 The weather-cock (Vindhanen) 199 Today I saw (I dag sag eg) 199 Thescythe (Ljaen) 200 And I was sorrow (Og eg var sorg) 200 AsmundSveen (1910 - 1963) Black wings (Svarte vengar) 200 Aslaug Lygre (1910 - ) I'm going to the night (Eg vil-ga til natta) 200

20 Hungry sea (Hungrande hav) 201 Claes Gill (1910 - 1973) Morning by the sea (Morgen ved havet) 202 Vanishing youth (Flyktende ungdom) 202 Astrid Hjertenoes Andersen (1915 — ) The poet recites his own poetry (Poeten resiterer eget dikt) 202 TorJonsson (1916-1951) Unborngod (Ufodd gud) 203 The rapids (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 en sapeboble) 205 To a determinist (Til en determinist) 205 Thelittleman (Den lille man) 205 Thelastjoy (Den siste glede) 206 Hurry! (Det haster) 207 Bill of rights (Menneskerettighetserklaering, 1. Valgrett) 207 Anbjorg Oldervik (1918 - ) Oh, my beloved (A min elskede) 208 Hans Berli (1918 - ) Makeba sings (Makeba synger) 208 Tormod Skagestad (1920 - ) Theyearafter (Aretetter) 209 Jens Bjarneboe (1920 — 1976) The song of Hiroshima town (Vise om byen Hiroshima) 210 We (Vi) 210 GunvorHofmo (1921 -) Thenight (Natten) 211 CarlFrederikPrytz (1922 - ) The wind-bent (De vindskjeve) 212 Harald Sverdrup (1923 - ) Kimono (Kimono) 213 Flyingfish (Flyvefisk) 213 Spitsbergen (Svalbard) 213 Paal Brekke (1923 - ) Where all paths are lost (Der alle stier taper seg) 214 EcceHomo (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) 216 Finn Streimsted (1925 - ) The stern hour (Den strenge timen) 216 Sun bridge (Solbrygge) 216 Arnold Eidslott (1926 - ) Three sermons (Tre prekener) 217 Portrait of a girl (Pikeportrett) 217 Sabbath (Sabbat) 217 Erling Christie (1928 - ) Lone wolf (Ensom ulv) 218

21 Georg Johannesen (1931 — ) First lesson (Forste lekse) 218 Thefullmoon (Fullmanen) 218 Peter R. Holm (1931-) Granite (Granitt) 219 Kolbein Falkeid (1933 - ) The horizons (Horisontene) 219 Ase-MarieNesse (1934 - ) MarcChagall (Marc Chagall) 220 Stein Mehren (1935 - ) Where the path ends (Der stien tar slutt) 220 Gobelin-Europe (Gobelin Europa) 221 CasaNova (CasaNova) 222 Ari/dNyquisr (1937-) Oh, Santa Claus! (Aaa, julenisse!) 223 Fourbirds (Fire fugler) 223 Under the sun (Under solen) 223 Bumble-bee in bed (Humla i sengen) 224 Apple stealing (Epleslang) 224 Tor Obrestad (1938 - ) Song to art (Song til kunsten) 224 Jan Erik Void (1939 - ) Oh, well (Naja) 225 Itmeans (Det betyr) 225 The day collapsed (Dagen fait sammen) 226 Einar 0kland (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

SWEDEN Introduction by Helmer Lang 233 Werner von Heidenstam (1859 - 1940) After a thousand years (Om tusen ar) 241 From the Forest of Tiveden (Ur Tiveden) 241 Gustaf Froding (1860 - 1911) Three lasses were strolling (Dar gingo tre jantor) Music by Felix Korling 242 Grey rock song (Grabergssang) 243 Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864 - 1931) The sea voyage of Jonah (Jone havsfard) Music by Nils S6derstr6m 243 Bo Bergman (1869 - 1967) At a milestone (Vid en milsten) 244

22 Vilhelm Ekelund (1880 - 1949) For no one my verse (Jag diktar for ingen) 245 Anders Osterling (1884 - ) Psalmodicon (Psalmodicon) 245 Starry 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 246 The green-eyed monster (Svartsjukans demon) Music by Birger Sjoberg 247 From 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 Soderlundh 251 Harriet Lowenhjelm (1887 - 1918) Beatrice-Aurore (Beatrice-Aurore) Music by Hjalmar Casserman 252 Dan Andersson (1888 - 1920) Sailor Jansson (Jungman Jansson) Music by Dan Andersson ... 252 Saturday night in the log cabin (Helgdagskvall i timmerkojan) Music by Sven Scholander 253 Epilogue (Epilog) 254 Now 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 255 Bride waltz (Brudvals) Music by Evert Taube 256 Fritjof and Carmencita (Fritjof och Carmencita) Music by Evert Taube 256 The ox-driver's song (Oxdragarvisa) Music by Evert Taube .... 257 The ocean never shimmered so bright (Sa skimrande var aldrig havet) 258 Par Lagerkvisf (1891 - 1974) Anguish (Angest) 258 Alettercame (Det kom ett brev) 259 The sun is loosening her light blond hair (Nu loser solen sitt blondahar) 259 The 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 261 Frans G. Bengtsson (1894 - 1954) A ballad of the French king's bandsmen (En ballad om franske kungens 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)

23 I'm planning to set out on a long journey (Jag tanker ge mig ut pa en lang resa) 263 The reflective country postman (Den tankande lant- brevbararen) 264 Thelake (Sjon) 265 At Cape Sunium (Vid Kap Sunium) 265 Wanted (Efterlyses) 266 Dreadful accident (Svarartat olyckstillbud) 266 Nils Ferlin (1898 - 1961) In Arendorff's time (Pa Arendorffs tid) Music by Gunnar Turesson 267 Through a wall (Genom en vagg) 268 Gethsemane (Getsemane) 268 May I offer you some flowers (Far jag lamna nagra blommor) Music by Lille Bror Soderlundh 269 Astray (Vilse) Music by Lille Bror Soderlundh 269 And not even — (Inte ens) 270 Neutral (Neutral) 270 A waltz-melody (En valsmelodi) Music by Lille Bror Soderlundh 270 Ananimal (Ettkreatur) 271 I could be ... (Jag kunde ju vara) 271 With plenty of colored lanterns (Med manga kulorta lyktor) 272 Karin Boye (1900 - 1941) Prayer to the sun (Bon till solen) 272 Night's deep violoncello (Nattens djupa violoncell) 273 Johannes Edfelt (1904 - ) Spring sacrifice (Varoffer) 273 Pain is the greatest sculptor (SmSrtan 3r en skulptor) 274 Lifeoflife (Livets liv) 274 Archaic image (Arkaisk bild) 275 The world is a dream of peace (Nocturne) 275 Placesofrest (Vilopunkter) 276 Summer organ (Sommarorgel) 276 Harry Martinson (1904 - 1978) Farm maids (Pigor) 276 The cable ship (Kabelskepp) 277 Visual memory (Synminnej 277 The goddess of complexion (Gudinnan av hyn) 278 After (Efter) 278 From Aniara (Ur Aniara) 279 Thedreamcity (Dromstaden) 279 The earthworm (Daggmasken) 280 We sat on the shore (Vi satt pa stranden) 280 A//HenriJcson (1905-) The limits of fame (Ryktbarhetens grans) 280 Plastic flowers (Plastblomman) 280 Ancient China (Fran det gamla Kina) 281 Efficiency experts (Rationaliseringen) 281 Sten Hagliden (1905 - 1979) Delta (Delta) 281 From Cumulus County (Fran provins Cumulus) 282 Anders Frostenson (1906 — ) Our faith in things eternal (Vi miste tron pa tingen) 282

24 Gunnar Ekelof (1907 - 1968) Absentia animi (Absentia animi) 283 Oneafterone (Ettefterett) 285 Five times I saw the star (Fem ganger sag jag stjarnan) 286 Among the dead lives a notion of beauty (Hos de doda finns en aning av skonhet) 286 ToPosthumus (Till Posthumus) 286 To see yourself in others (Att se sig sjalv i andra) 287 Heard in a dream (Hort i drdmmen) 287 Have you seen the desert bloom? (Har du sett oknen blomma?) 288 Helmer V. Nyberg (1907 - 1980) You are Columbus (Du ar Columbus) 288 He who loves is a sleep-walker (Den som alskar ar en somn- gangare) 288 Helge Jedenberg (1908 - ) The precious poverty (Den dyrbara fattigdomen) 289 The poems of the cherry-tree (Korsbarstradets dikter) 289 Astrid Pettersson (1909 - ) You can't just ignore it (Det gar inte att ga forbi) 289 (1910 - ) Timely answer (Tidsreplik) 290 You must avoid (Det galler att undvika) 291 Wehaveall (Viharalla) 291 Erik Lindegren (1910 - 1968) XXI (From The man without a road) XXI (Ur Mannen utan vag) 291 XXXII (XXXII) 292 Cosmic mother (Kosmisk moder) 292 haraldforss (1911 - ) shy are your thoughts (skygga 3ro dina tankar) 293 inalienable the right to silence (ofbrneklig ar ratten till tystnad) . 293 Bertil Gedda (1912 - ) The only strength (Det enda fasta) 293 KarlBolay (1914-) Swedish reality (Den folkhemska verkligheten) 294 to create a poem (att dikta ar) 295 Martin Allwood (1916 - ) I love America (Jag alskar Amerika) 295 Not the same person (Inte samma person) 296 StigSjodin (1917- ) Judgment day (Domedag) 296 Werner Aspenstrom (1918 - ) Something's travelling past (Nagonting fardas forbi) 297 E/sa Grave (1918 - ) Afterthought (Eftertanke) 298 Nicos Kokkalis (1918 - ) The tourist (Turisten) 298 Ulf Peder Olrog (1919 - 1972) The stork named Ibrahim (Storken Ibrahim) 299 Ragnar Thoursie (1919 - ) Commencement (Skolavslutningen) 300 Anna Greta Wide (1920 - 1965) Thestar (Stjarnan) 300

25 Stig Carlson (1920 - 1971) To learn again (Att lara om) 301 Enforced concrete thoughts (Tvangstankar i betong) 301 The short wrath and the long wrath (Den korta vreden och den langa vreden) 302 Ulla Olin (1920 - ) The child's gift (Barnets gava) 302 Theltalian (Italienaren) 302 SandroKey-Aberg (1922 - ) Life, man (Livet, gosse) 303 Lennart Dahl (1922 - ) A culture salesman (Kulturarbetaren) 304 Lily of the valley sadness (Liljekonvaljevemod) 304 Bo Setterlind (1923 -) A song of freedom (En sang om frihet) 305 Love (Karleken) 305 Death I fancied so (Doden tankte jag mig sa) 305 Liitfi O'zkSk (1923) A cloud of dust (Ett moln av damm) 305 HetmerLang (1924) ToArrabal (TillArrabal) 306 I am the fresh-fallen snow (I sn6) 307 Ivar Grunthal (1924 - ) Epitaph (Gravskrift) 307 Kerstin Thorvall (1925 - ) The dining-room of the Grand Hotel (Stora Hotellets matsal) .... 308 Arne Lundgren (1925 - ) After the collision (Efter krocken) 308 Eyes in the alley (Ogon i grSnden) 308 Osten Sjostrand (1925 - ) This all too exposed heart (Detta allrfor utsatta hjarta) 309 Sideglance (Sidoblick) 309 Sonja Akesson (1926 - 1977) To be an infant (Att vara ett barn) 310 BjornJuien (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) 312 VanGogh'sear (VanGoghsQra) 313 You say that poetry is dead (Du sager att dikten ar dod) 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 ar val ofta sant) 315 Nolife (Stiltje) 315 Majken Johansson (1930 — ) Housecleaning wife (Stadhustrun) 316

26 Lennart Sjogren (1930 - ) The people with bleeding stomachs (De med blodarmagar) 316 Siv Widerberg (1931 - ) The bedmate (Sangkamrat) 317 Stamps (Frimarken) 317 Goran Palm (1931 - ) The megaphone in poetry park (Megafonen i poesiparken) 317 Nenad Andrejevic (1931 - ) Consolation (Trost) 318 Tomas Transtrb'mer (1931 — ) The half-made heaven (Den halvfardiga himlen) 319 Allegro (Allegro) 319 Nocturne (Nocturne) 320 The rocks (Stenarna) 320 Bertil Pettersson (1932 - ) The curtains (Gardinerna) 320 In 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 - ) Marx in the U.S. (Marx i U.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?) 323 Goran Sonnevi (1939 - ) Through the open door (Genom den oppna dorren) 324 The small remainder in me (Den lilla resten i mig) 325 Gunnar Harding (1940 - ) Love in the police quarters (Karlek i polishuset) 326 Use Edstrom (1941 - ) Illusions (SynfOrvillelser) 327 Hans Evert Rene (1941 - ) Robert F. Kennedy (Robert F. Kennedy) 327 Theswallow (Svalan) 328 Awakening (Uppvaknande) 328 Jan Martenson (1944 — ) To love the President of the United States (Att alska Amerikas president) 328 Shadow play (Skuggspel) 329 Lars Noren (1944 - ) The first and last effort (Den forsta 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

27 ArvidMorne (1876 - 1946) Before a runic stone (Infor en runsten) 337 A boat in the bay (En bat pa fjarden) 337 Bertel Gripenberg (1878 - 1947) Don Juan (Don Juan) 338 Gunnar Bjorling (1887 - 1960) lama cup of longing (Jag 3r en langtans bagare) 338 I set out to find the only word (Det enda ordet gick jag ut att finna) • 338 Charlie Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin) 339 A child playing (Ett barn leker) 339 I do not write literature (Jag skriver inte litteratur) 339 I 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) 340 The stars are teeming (Stjamorna vimla) 341 The moon (Manen) 341 The foreign lands (De frSmmande landerna) 341 There is no one in the world who has time (Det finns ingen i varlden som har tid) 342 The creators (Skaparegestalter) 342 Evert Hulden (1895-) The lumber load (Timmervagen) 342 Cot-Ant (Kata-Ant) 343 Elmer Diktonius (1896 - 1961) A child in starlight (Barn i stjarnljus) 343 Granite (Granit) 344 Dostoievski (Dostojevskij) 345 Wasitapoem (Vardetdikt) 345 Rabbe Enckell (1903 - 1974) In your soul (I din sjal) 346 The poverty that came to me (Det armod som kom till mig) 346 Spring sits behind a rock (Varen sitter bak en sten) 346 One can't find anything in life (Man kan ingenting finna i livet) 347 Solveig von Schoultz (1907 - ) Thelovers (De alskande) 347 These (Dessa) 348 Thedeaths (Dodarna) 348 Three 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-Borje Stormbom (1925 - ) We, too, were there (Ocksa vi var dar) 350 (1926 - ) The boy who ran through the flowing water (Pojken som sprang genom det strQmmande vattnet) 351 Listen (Hor) 351 The ocean (Havet) 351 What the evening said (Vad kvallen sade) 351

28 When the summer had precipitated its rain (Nar sommaren fallt sitt regn) 352 Ski-ingtrip (Skidfard) 352 When one drives up to the ninety-six octane pump (Kor man upp till den nittiosexoktaniga pumpen) 352 Lars Hulden (1926 - ) Come and be my quilt (Kom och var mitt tacke) 353 A winter dragon (En vinterdrake) 353 As the mistress of the house (Sasom en matmor) 353 Although the crow has been lying for hours (Fastan krakan i timmar harlegat) 354 Per-Hakon Pawals (1928 - ) Salad-green mistress (Min salladsgrona alskarinna) 354 Peter Sandelin (1930 - ) There is no safe place here (Har finns ej nagot sakerstalle) 355 Carolus Rein (1935 - ) The city bells (Klockorna i staden) 355 Gosta Agren (1936 - ) The factory worker (Fabriksarbetaren) 355 Claes Andersson (1937 - ) Gladiator (Gladiator) 356 "The penetration of substances through semi-permeable films" ("Amnenas vandring") 356 Robert 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) 364 The grave of a small child (Pienen lapsen hauta) 364 Aaro Hellaakoski (1893 - 1952) The painter (Maalari) 365 Forest moonlight (Kuutamo metsassa) 365 P. Mustapaa (1899 - ) Cornflowers (Ruiskukkia) 365 Folktale (Olen viela kaukana) 366 Uuno Kailas (1901 - 1933) The house (Talo) 366 Stupid people and smart people (Tyhmat ja viisaat) 367 The word (Sanat) 367 Kaarlo Sarkia (1902 - 1945) Metamorphosis (Muodonvaihdos) 368 Meeting (Kohtaaminen) 368 Katri Vala (1902 - 1944) Flowering earth (Kukkiva maa) 368 Winter has come (Talvi on tullut) 369 Blue flower (Sininen kukka) 370 29 Yrjo Jylha (1903 - 1956) Wounded (Haavoitettu) 370 Weddingdance (Haatanhu) 370 Arvo Turtiainen (1904 - 1980) Spring (Kevat) 371 Salin (Salin) 371 Viljo Kajava (1909 - ) I am a guitar (From Hyva 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) 373 Has the fly been killed yet? (Joko on kerpanen tapettu?) 374 Happiness (Onni) 374 Helvi Juvonen (1919 - 1959) Bottomice (Pohjajaata) 375 I give (Minaannan) 375 Eila Kivikk'aho (1921 -) The song to summer (Laulu kesalle) 375 Peter (Pietari) 376 Eeva-Liisa Manner (1921 — ) Strontium (Strontium) 376 At the street corner (Kadunkulmassa paistetaan) 378 The trees are naked (Puut ovat paljaat) 379 Acupoftea (Kupillinen teeta) 379 The women thought Christ had risen (Ylos nousatta Kristusta) 379 Aila Meriluoto (1924 - ) StoneGod (Kivinen Jumala) 380 Wallis (Wallis) 381 Marja-Liisa Vartio (1924 - 1966) Two moons (Kaksi kuuta) 381 Kirsi Kunnas (1924 - ) At my house is a difficult gate (Talossani on paha portti) 382 The aspen has shed its leaves (Haapa on luopunut lehdis- tansa) 382 The landscape of love (Rakkauden maisema) 382 Pentti Holappa (1927 - ) Anthem to my country (Hymny synnynmaalle) 383 It's autumn (On syksy) 383 Tuomas Anhava (1927 — ) Image of wind and trees (Kuvaus tuulesta ja puista) 384 The stranger (Muukalainen) 384 Theconch (Nakinkenka) 384 Atdusk (Yonalla) 385 The distant sounds grow more distant (Etaantyvat etaiset aanet) 385 Lasse Nummi (1928 - ) Theletter (Kirje) 385 Mirkka Rekola (1931 - ) You set the table (Katat poydan) 386 Paavo Haavikko (1931 - ) Scribe of life (Elanan elamamkirjurit, kirjoittakaa) 386

30 The pines are playing (Mannyt leikkivat, satavat kavyt) 387 Let cool waters run through your mouth (Anna viileitten vetten virrata suun kautta) 387 From Native soil (Kun nyt kerron keisarista) 387 The Prince speaks (Ruhtinas puhuu) 388 I hear the rain waking (Kuulen sateen heraavan) 388 The books remain (Kirjat jaavat) 389 Vaino Kirstinii (1936 - ) A slender throat (Sorea kaula) 389 The virgin (Neito) 389 Pentti Saarikoski (1937 - ) On that beautiful day when there was sr.ow (Kaunina paivana jolloin lunta on oksilla) 390 Let's meet at the flower shop (Tule kukkakauppan) 390 Pentti Saaritsa (1941) Theory (Teoria) 390

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General 391 Iceland 392 The Faroe Islands 393 Denmark 393 Saame poetry 395 Norway 396 Sweden 397 Finland 399

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