I en kvalmfylld andlig ken har jag sett dem g
Drabbade av sjlasoten, hglosa, med ilska I synen
Det r som sorgen aldrig skulle lmna deras gon
Som om sinnet hade svarinat fr evigt

Sammantrngda p ytor sm
Lager pa lager (I boningar gr) I angestens hgborg
Under jorden hastar de - jagande skande: ingenting finnande
Varfr stannar de aldrig upp?

Innan nuer fredliga gmma finner
I susandl lundar ivingas ven ni till vila
Inte in stillsam undran - en rasande frga
Varfr stannar ni aldrig upp?

Ondlict upplyst - fr alltid hljd I mrker
Inga stjarnor ser lag lysa hr
Vilka skalder dikta I denna dimma? Vilka malare sina verk hr frgar?
Ondligt upplust - fr alltid hljd I mrker
Inga stjarnor ser lag lysa hr
Vilka malare sina verk hr frgar?

[English translation:]

The Stronghold Of Agony

In a nauseating spiritual desert I have seen them wander
Stricken with disease of the soul, listless, with anger in their gazes
It is as if the sorrow would never leave their eyes
As if the mind had blackened forever

Forced together in small spaces
Layer upon layer (in grey dwellings) in the stronghold of agony
Below the ground they hurry - chasing, seeking; finding nothing
Why do they never pause?

Before you find your peaceful hiding place
Even you are forced to rest in soughing groves
Not one quiet wondering - one furious question
When do you never pause?

Indefintely lit - forever covered in darkness
No stars do I see shine here
Which poets write in this fog? Which painters colour their artwork here?
Indefintely lit - forever covered in darkness
No stars do I see shine here
Which painters colour their works here?