EXPLANATION
In your beauty submerged
I see life explained
and the dark riddle's answer
made plain.
In your beauty submerged
I want to say a prayer.
The world is holy,
for you are there.
Endless with brightness,
light-engorged,
I would die with you,
in your beauty submerged.
Translated into English by David McDuff in "Karin Boye: Complete poems".
Swedish original
Copyright © 2005:
Translation from Swedish into English: David McDuff
Published with the permission of:
David McDuff, translation.
May and Hans Mehlin, Layout.
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