| «Det var nnting jag skulle frga» sa han strax efter la han p Det var vl inte s viktigt
| "That was something I should ask," he said shortly after, adding that it was not so important
|
| Men det vxte sig frsiktigt I hennes huvudvrk nd Som en gnagande frga
| But it grew cautiously In her headache nd Like a gnawing question
|
| Hon ker in till stan ibland och irrar runt dare som ett fn Fast han skert redan flyttat dare ifrn
| She drives into town sometimes and wanders around like a fn Although he must have already moved there from there
|
| Tiden gare och hsten fryser till
| Time passes and autumn freezes
|
| Och blir till vinter ver n Det var nnting hon skulle svarat
| And it will be winter over n It was nnting she would answer
|
| Nnting som hon kom p Nare hon lste I en tidning
| Something she came up with When she read a newspaper
|
| Nnting om ensamhetsfrtvirning
| Nothing about loneliness
|
| Inget srskilt men nd Hon skulle skert frklarat nnting
| Nothing special but nd She should clearly explain nnting
|
| Hon gare hem frbi hans lgenhet har dom mlat och byggt om Han har vl skert tatt' sig loss och vnt sig om Frn stan s vntar hst som fryser till
| She went home from his apartment, they painted and rebuilt. He has probably taken off and turned around.
|
| Och blir till vinter ver dom
| And it will be winter for them
|
| Han kunde frgat hur hon knde
| He could have asked how she could
|
| Och frklarat vad som hnde
| And explained what happened
|
| Han kunde sagt nnting om alla sina goda teorier
| He could say nothing about all his good theories
|
| Dom kunde skert tagit en fika.
| They could hardly have had a coffee.
|
| Han skulle sett att dom var lika
| He would have seen that they were equal
|
| Hare stare nu hon med huvudvrk och svare I grubblerier
| Hare now she stares with headache and responds in brooding
|
| Finns inte plats fare ngra trar nu Nare hans och hennes mark har blivit till en ken
| If there is no place for danger, some people now think Nare his and her land have become a ken
|
| Ingen lek att vara frken
| No game to be a miss
|
| Hennes kram har blivit en spark mot alla stela tysta drar
| Her hug has become a kick against all rigid silent pulls
|
| Och hennes varma mjuka rum are nu blivit en benvit korridor
| And her warm soft rooms have now become an off-white corridor
|
| Dare hon om natten gare svare bits och slare
| At night she would rather answer bits and pieces
|
| tiden gare och hsten fryser till
| time gare and autumn freezes to
|
| Och det are lngt till nsta vare
| And it's a long way to go
|
| Det glmmts ett hjrta kvar I frosten
| A heart was forgotten in the frost
|
| En man som aldrig aldrig skrev
| A man who never never wrote
|
| En man som undrar om hon grter
| A man who wonders if she is crying
|
| Och kanske hon frlter om hon fick veta om hans brev
| And maybe she's wondering if she found out about his letter
|
| Som ligger kvar p posten
| Which remains on the record
|
| Han ker in till stan ibland och irrar runt dare som ett fn Fast hon skert redan flyttat dare ifrn
| He drives into town sometimes and wanders around like a fn Although she must have already moved there from there
|
| Tiden gare och hsten fryser till
| Time passes and autumn freezes
|
| Och det blir vinter ver n Han ville frga hur hon knde
| And it's going to be winter now. He wanted to ask how she was
|
| Och frklara vad som hnde
| And explain what happened
|
| Han ville sga ntt om alla sina goda teorier
| He wanted to say something about all his good theories
|
| Han skulle grna ta en fika
| He would like to have a coffee
|
| Och han vet att dom are lika
| And he knows they are the same
|
| Lika komiska nare bda trampar runt I grubblerier | Equally comical nare both tread around in brooding |