h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The wanderer has nowhere left to go
once he's reached the end.
The moon dyes all shadows blue,
he's left out there alone.

Far away from a distant farm,
the warmth shining out into the night.
Wakes the hunger in his frozen body,
that's been feeding on air and water.

Despite the pain, keep on walking,
you can always turn around.
Despite the pain, keep on walking,
you are here and you came as a wanderer.

The bell tolls for a lonely soul,
it has borrowed its voice from death.
Will it evil or will it good,
when it coounts our destinies.

Stop brooding, it's hard enough without,
you must take one day at the time.
The wanderer has nowhere left to go,
if he leaves at the last battle.




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Spur-of-the-moment *very* freely translated from Swedish artist Nordman's song Vandraren:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqE8Um9t8CU

These are the sections that really made me feel the depth of the piece:

The wanderer has nowhere left to go
once he's reached the end.
The moon dyes all shadows blue,
he's left out there alone.

...

Despite the pain, keep on walking,
you can always turn around.
Despite the pain, keep on walking,
you are here and you came as a wanderer.


The first passage drew me in with the truism, and then the midnight images. The next-to-last passage strikes a chord with me, because I've had times in my life when I've felt that way. You might as well press on; what else can you do?

Thanks for sharing it, Ti.

B4igetengrossed

This has given me a lot to think about. Thanks for posting it.

Its a rare thing, hootoo poetry, that works


hummm

and the music........... coolio too, been looking at some of the norse stuff for a while now



norse stuff = anything above the The Golden Globe @ Stanway


its a pub in the Cotswolds

Need to re-write that final piece:

'Stop brooding, it's hard enough without,
you must take one day at the time.
The wanderer has nowhere left to go,
if he leaves at the final battle.

Well, what do you know... Ensiferum (who I hadn't heard about until today) seem to have done their own version of the Wanderer - personally, I think I prefer the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKZd4U397M4

Cool pictures though...

Nicely done - as usual!

Yet another version, this time more recognisable - but by a very nationalistic (read right wing and anti-immigration) Swedish band Ultima Thule - not too bad though, as covers go:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhbBYnUh6A&feature=related

We are all wanderers, so beware.

i was born under a wand'rin'

Some people wander this world alone.

'Baaaaaaah - who has updated my journals?' asked the littlest billy goat Bruce.