This is actually a poem written by Finland´s former cultural minister, Claes Andersson. A typed copy of it we found in Tom´s canvas bag. It´s taken from the collection "The city´s called Helsinki" (Staden heter Helsingfors) from 1965. Maybe that´s a text that has followed Tom throughout his life. The only note on the paper was "feel better". We associated from this and then we found the music, that we thougt was perfect.
Patetisk bönFröet har
en medfödd kraft, växandets, blomningens Att bara gödsla
sin egen täppa och hoppas på under En blomma
som är så skön att den inte är av denna världen
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Pathetic PrayerThe seed has
an inborn power, the growing, the blooming Only manuring
your own garden-patch, hoping for miracles A flower that
is so beautiful that it´s not of this world
Claes
Andersson 1965 |