The streets lied empty, not even the flaneurs were seen
All were at home at the hearth and rejoiced,
but outside the streets were filled with wet white slosh
And it just seemed
like noone wanted to hurt anyone,
'cause everything was silent and calm

A homeless intoxicated man, also sloshed
staggered about in the otherwise empty streets
I don't know really who he was,
but I think that he was Satan's detainee,
'cause Satan was never silent and calm
Satan wanted to hurt all and everyone!


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Gatan var tom, inte ens flanörerna kom
Alla satt hemma vid härden och njöt,
men därute var gatan av snöslask blöt
Det verkade som om
ingen ville den andra illa,
ty allt var så stilla

En hemlös, berusad karl
raglade fram på den eljest tomma gatan
Jag vet inte vem han var,
men tror han var fångad av satan,
ty satan var inte stilla
Satan ville alla illa!

Thore Forslund 1977

L Patrik W Johansson english version 19 Okt 2013

http://www.123minsida.se/toreforslund