The child you were you shall never become

DET BARN DU VAR SKAL DU ALDRI BLI.
Lars Saaby Christensen

det barn du var skal du aldri bli
ingen kan hente frem de drømmer som formet deg
de bilder som fylte sommernatten med grønn sol og gule slanger

det barn du var skal du aldri bli
ingen kan åpne dørene til de rom du har forlatt
du har lagt noe bak degrom som var varme
du har mistet noe du holdt av
rom fulle av vann og blomstertapet

det barn du var skal du aldri bli
ingen kan ta deg med til dagene da klokken var et mysterium
da du visste alt om angst og kjærlighet
ingen kan gi deg den kvelden da lek og latter fulgte deg inn i søvnen

det barn du var skal du aldri bli
den du er skal du snart glemme

The child you were, you shall never become
nobody can bring forth the dreams that formed you
The Pictures that filled the summernight with green sun and yellow snakes

The child you were, you shall never become
nobody can open the doors to the rooms you've left behind
You have put something behind you, you have lost something dear to you
Rooms filled with water and flower-tapestry

The child you were, you shall never become.
nobody can take you with me to the days when the watch was a mystery
when you knew everything about fear and love
nobody can give you the night when play and laughter followed you to your dreams

The child you were, you shall never become
The one you are, you will soon forget.