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Dikter Den Svenska Lyriken
- GenresPoetry
394 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1976
About the author
Nils Ferlin
36 books3 followersNils Ferlin was a Swedish poet.
Ferlin had a minor career as an actor and debuted at the age of seventeen in Salomé by Oscar Wilde. He continued his career with a traveling theater company.
Although many of Ferlin's poems are melancholic, they are not without humor. Several were set to music and became popular songs such as En valsmelodi, an attack on the music industry. Ferlin sold over 300,000 volumes of his poetry during his lifetime. His lasting appeal is partly attributed to his vivid portrayal of central Stockholm before urban renewal and his association with the popular culture that flourished there then.
Ferlin had a minor career as an actor and debuted at the age of seventeen in Salomé by Oscar Wilde. He continued his career with a traveling theater company.
Although many of Ferlin's poems are melancholic, they are not without humor. Several were set to music and became popular songs such as En valsmelodi, an attack on the music industry. Ferlin sold over 300,000 volumes of his poetry during his lifetime. His lasting appeal is partly attributed to his vivid portrayal of central Stockholm before urban renewal and his association with the popular culture that flourished there then.
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April 27, 2020
A playful collection of poems, songs & melodies.
Nils Ferlin oscillates between
Excerpts
Life And the Scriptures
This statement about the ravens a holy man once read:
"they need not plant nor harvest for surival.
The good Lord will see to it that they're fed."
The holy man then wandered out in the wilderness
thinking this was a good idea to follow.
And this old legend tells us- within fourteen days or less,
the ravens ate all they could swallow.
Conclusion
I think I'm going back to the sea,
I confidently told a friend.
He smiled and answered quietly:
Your sailing day are at and end.
God only knows!- Of course it's true:
one's body gradually wears out.
The soul has gone the same way too.
-Nothing at all to talk about.
Nothing is gained from memories:
one took top honors in the past,
gained prominence in sports with ease.
-Then only bragging and bombast.
Completely crushed and broken, who
will offer me a helping hand...
Buy me a steamer ticket to
a brighter, sunnier land?
Perhaps-when time is up for me
my conclusion then will be:
sure, he was dumb-but as he neared
the end, less dumb than he appeared.
Nils Ferlin oscillates between
Excerpts
Life And the Scriptures
This statement about the ravens a holy man once read:
"they need not plant nor harvest for surival.
The good Lord will see to it that they're fed."
The holy man then wandered out in the wilderness
thinking this was a good idea to follow.
And this old legend tells us- within fourteen days or less,
the ravens ate all they could swallow.
Conclusion
I think I'm going back to the sea,
I confidently told a friend.
He smiled and answered quietly:
Your sailing day are at and end.
God only knows!- Of course it's true:
one's body gradually wears out.
The soul has gone the same way too.
-Nothing at all to talk about.
Nothing is gained from memories:
one took top honors in the past,
gained prominence in sports with ease.
-Then only bragging and bombast.
Completely crushed and broken, who
will offer me a helping hand...
Buy me a steamer ticket to
a brighter, sunnier land?
Perhaps-when time is up for me
my conclusion then will be:
sure, he was dumb-but as he neared
the end, less dumb than he appeared.
May 4, 2026
A wonderful educational book on all that is Nils Ferlin. Going from all the way back to his father's life to Nils Ferliin's passing it gives a complete understanding of who Nils Ferlin was and the background to his work.
To have poems which are written at the point of Nils Ferlin’s life gives them a lot more meaning and you get to read between the lines a lot more. Some poems which never really resonated with me have become my favourites after learning what was happening around them; especially the few love focused poems that he wrote.
To have poems which are written at the point of Nils Ferlin’s life gives them a lot more meaning and you get to read between the lines a lot more. Some poems which never really resonated with me have become my favourites after learning what was happening around them; especially the few love focused poems that he wrote.
September 30, 2017
Nils Ferlins poetry is wonderful!
October 24, 2022
Läser en dikt på kvällen❤️
April 24, 2024
Den var inte nämnvärt älskvärd, om än delvis relaterbar och träffande.
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