The fields and spider webs, the branches,
The silent fall of raindrops in the sand,
The mosquitoes in the swamps, the waves in the seas,
And the fog that shimmers over the country
You were there but I knew nothing
You were there, we were chilled by the same wind
You were there, we floated in the same stream
We dreamed the same dream
Farms and deserted houses, highways, sodium lights*
Cities that glimmer behind the mountains
The rails through the tunnels and all the silent moments
My heart cries out for Sweden,
You were there.