Du ska tacka - You Should Thank

Du ska tacka dina gudar,
om de tvingar dig att gå
där du inga fotspår
har att lita på.
You should thank your gods
if they force you to walk
where there are no footsteps
for you to trust.
Du ska tacka dina gudar,
om de gör all skam till din.
Du får söka tillflykt
lite längre in.
You should thank your gods,
if they make all the shame yours.
You will have to find shelter
a little further in.
Det som hela världen dömer
reder sig ibland rätt väl.
Fågelfri var mången,
vann sin egen själ.
What is judged by all the world
sometimes get by fairly well.
Fancy-free were many,
won their own souls.
Den som tvingas ut i vildskog
ser med nyfödd syn på allt,
och han smakar tacksam
livets bröd och salt.
He who is forced out into wild woods
sees everytying with newborn eyes,
and he gratefully tastes
the bread and salt of life.
Du ska tacka dina gudar,
när de bryter bort ditt skal.
Verklighet och kärna
blir ditt enda val.

(Karin Boye, "Gömda land")
You should thank your gods,
when they brake away your shell.
Reality and core
will be your only choice.

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