Jag Vill Möta... (Vapenlös) av Karin Boye - Jan Hammarlund

Jan Hammarlunds tonsättning & framförande - Alla Människors Lika Värde, Alla Folks Lika Rätt, manifestation på USA:s nationaldag, 4 juli 2014 - Stortorget, Gamla Stan Stockholm

Jan Hammarlunds hemsida:

I Want To Meet ... (Weaponless)
by Karin Boye

Armed, upright and shielded in armour
I went forth -
but from fear was the coat of mail cast
and from shame.

I want to throw down my weapons,
sword and shield.
All the stark hostility
was my coldness.

I have seen the dry seeds
finally grow.
I have seen the light green
unfurl.

Mighty is the tenderness of life
stronger than iron,
driven out of the heart of the Earth
defenceless.

Spring dawns in winter regions,
where I froze.
I want to meet the forces of life
weaponless.

(translation: Jenny Nunn)

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