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    Cherub

    You too, who suffers everyones criticisms,
    you too are summoned to your place amongst
      the cherubs -
    with lion feet, with wings of sunlight
    with a venerable human head:
    animal-angel.
    The cry out to you: "Impure, impure!"
    Because they were never striken with purity.
    Flame, collect your sparks from all corners,
    the furnace awaits, and the hammer which
      forges you to lightening
    shall show you the brisk purity of lightening
    and your name among the cherubs.


    Translated into English by Jenny Nunn in "To a friend".

    Swedish original



    Copyright © 1997:
    Translation from Swedish into English: Jenny Nunn

    Published with the permission of:
    Jenny Nunn, translation.
    May and Hans Mehlin, Layout.
     
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