cimorene

(stone man)
eva dahlgren

stone, stone
talk to me
silence
can betray your cowardice
stone stone
around other people
the hardest
hard
is thought weak

heavy, heavy
my breast heaves
wet grey stone
against my cheek
war
as in war
my heart bleeds
so the strength you have
can become mine

dance, stone man
dance
come rest your hand on my hip
dance
feel the warmth in your breast
dance

sorrow
sorrow needs love
you need
my blood
i, only i
my stone room fills
only i
can strip you of your courage

dance, stone man
dance
come rest your hand on my hip
dance, stone man
dance
feel the warmth in your breast
dance
and i'll dance you mine
between us
my fear of guilt
under you
a stone's imprint which will never vanish
behind you
like moondust on your back
away from you
stands the new crescent
give me one more wolf
but a different one

stone stone
divide yourself
lie like sand in a sea
stone stone
the depth touches bottom in you
i am
around you

dance, stone man
dance
come rest your hand on my hip
dance, stone man
dance
and i'll dance mine

stenmannen / eva dahlgren
and wow, i think that was a much clumsier translation than usual and i'm still not 100% certain i understand it, or that i got the translation right. but it's cool.